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#AFCE5A Color

#AFCE5A is rgb(175, 206, 90) in RGB, hsl(76, 54%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 0%, 56%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is June Bud (#BDDA57), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.62. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AFCE5A
HEX#AFCE5A
RGBrgb(175, 206, 90)
HSLhsl(76, 54%, 58%)
HSVhsv(76, 56%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 0%, 56%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(80.5% 0.147 122.3)
LABlab(78.70% -23.45 52.84)
LCHlch(78.70% 57.81 113.94)

What #AFCE5A 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 #AFCE5A, 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 green in the library.

#AFCE5A Channel Values

How #AFCE5A 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 206 · B 908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 76° · S 54% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 76° · S 56% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 0% · Y 56% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.78:1 vs white · 11.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AFCE5A 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 text1.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AFCE5A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AFCE5A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AFCE5A; 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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Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #AFCE5A

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 #AFCE5A.

How #AFCE5A 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#AFCE5A
Protanopia#C9C95A
Protanomaly#BFCB5A
Deuteranopia#C4C45C
Deuteranomaly#BCC85B
Tritanopia#BBC4C4
Tritanomaly#B6C8A4
Achromatopsia#C2C2C2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AFCE5A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-afce5a: #AFCE5A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AFCE5A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-afce5a': '#AFCE5A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.686, green: 0.808, blue: 0.353)
Android XML<color name="color_afce5a">#AFCE5A</color>
SVG fillfill="#AFCE5A"

More Green Colors

#AFCE5A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AFCE5A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AFCE5A?

#AFCE5A is a mid-tone green — rgb(175, 206, 90) in RGB and hsl(76, 54%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is June Bud (#BDDA57), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.62.

What is the RGB value of #AFCE5A?

#AFCE5A is rgb(175, 206, 90) — red 175, green 206, and blue 90 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AFCE5A?

#AFCE5A converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 0%, 56%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AFCE5A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AFCE5A scores 1.78:1 against white and 11.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AFCE5A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AFCE5A 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 16.13, which is visibly different.

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