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#AFB922 Color

#AFB922 is rgb(175, 185, 34) in RGB, hsl(64, 69%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(5%, 0%, 82%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Acid Green (#B0BF1A), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.44. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AFB922
HEX#AFB922
RGBrgb(175, 185, 34)
HSLhsl(64, 69%, 43%)
HSVhsv(64, 82%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(5%, 0%, 82%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(75.3% 0.16 113.7)
LABlab(72.50% -16.18 67.08)
LCHlch(72.50% 69.01 103.56)

What #AFB922 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #AFB922, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#AFB922 Channel Values

How #AFB922 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 175 · G 185 · B 348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 64° · S 69% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 64° · S 82% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 5% · M 0% · Y 82% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.15:1 vs white · 9.79:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AFB922 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AFB922 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AFB922

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AFB922; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #AFB922

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AFB922.

How #AFB922 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#AFB922
Protanopia#B7B722
Protanomaly#B4B822
Deuteranopia#B6B624
Deuteranomaly#B3B723
Tritanopia#BAAFAF
Tritanomaly#B5B38C
Achromatopsia#B1B1B1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AFB922 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-afb922: #AFB922;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AFB922;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-afb922': '#AFB922' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.686, green: 0.725, blue: 0.133)
Android XML<color name="color_afb922">#AFB922</color>
SVG fillfill="#AFB922"

More Yellow Colors

#AFB922 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AFB922 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AFB922?

#AFB922 is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(175, 185, 34) in RGB and hsl(64, 69%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Acid Green (#B0BF1A), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.44.

What is the RGB value of #AFB922?

#AFB922 is rgb(175, 185, 34) — red 175, green 185, and blue 34 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AFB922?

#AFB922 converts to approximately cmyk(5%, 0%, 82%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AFB922 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AFB922 scores 2.15:1 against white and 9.79:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AFB922 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AFB922 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 17.51, which is visibly different.

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