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#AFBD51 Color

#AFBD51 is rgb(175, 189, 81) in RGB, hsl(68, 45%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 0%, 57%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Green Yellow (#ACBF60), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.58. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AFBD51
HEX#AFBD51
RGBrgb(175, 189, 81)
HSLhsl(68, 45%, 53%)
HSVhsv(68, 57%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 0%, 57%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(76.6% 0.134 115.8)
LABlab(73.88% -16.17 51.53)
LCHlch(73.88% 54.01 107.42)

What #AFBD51 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 #AFBD51, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Green Yellow#ACBF60ΔE 6.58Olive Green#B5B35CΔE 11.06Citron#9FA91FΔE 13.07June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 13.97Brass#B5A642ΔE 14.21Vegas Gold#C5B358ΔE 14.81

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

#AFBD51 Channel Values

How #AFBD51 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 189 · B 818-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 68° · S 45% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 68° · S 57% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 0% · Y 57% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.05:1 vs white · 10.22:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AFBD51 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 text2.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AFBD51 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AFBD51

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AFBD51; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AFBD51
Complementary
#6051BD
Analogous
#BD9651
Analogous
#79BD51
Triadic
#51AFBD
Triadic
#BD51AF
Split comp.
#5179BD
Split comp.
#9651BD

Tints & Shades of #AFBD51

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

#B9C567
#C5CF81
#CFD897
#DBE2B1
#E5EAC8
#F1F4E1

Shades

#9CAA41
#849037
#6D762D
#555C23
#3D4319
#25290F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AFBD51.

How #AFBD51 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#AFBD51
Protanopia#BBBB51
Protanomaly#B6BC51
Deuteranopia#B9B952
Deuteranomaly#B5BA52
Tritanopia#B9B4B4
Tritanomaly#B5B896
Achromatopsia#B5B5B5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AFBD51 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-afbd51: #AFBD51;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AFBD51;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-afbd51': '#AFBD51' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.686, green: 0.741, blue: 0.318)
Android XML<color name="color_afbd51">#AFBD51</color>
SVG fillfill="#AFBD51"

More Green Colors

#AFBD51 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AFBD51 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AFBD51?

#AFBD51 is a mid-tone green — rgb(175, 189, 81) in RGB and hsl(68, 45%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Green Yellow (#ACBF60), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.58.

What is the RGB value of #AFBD51?

#AFBD51 is rgb(175, 189, 81) — red 175, green 189, and blue 81 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AFBD51?

#AFBD51 converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 0%, 57%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AFBD51 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AFBD51 scores 2.05:1 against white and 10.22:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AFBD51 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AFBD51 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 darkkhaki (#BDB76B) at a CIE76 distance of 16.05, which is visibly different.

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