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#AFCF77 Color

#AFCF77 is rgb(175, 207, 119) in RGB, hsl(82, 48%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 0%, 43%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Spring Bud (#C9DC87), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.74. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AFCF77
HEX#AFCF77
RGBrgb(175, 207, 119)
HSLhsl(82, 48%, 64%)
HSVhsv(82, 43%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 0%, 43%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(81.1% 0.12 125.3)
LABlab(79.26% -21.75 39.91)
LCHlch(79.26% 45.45 118.59)

What #AFCF77 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 #AFCF77, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Spring Bud#C9DC87ΔE 7.74Yellow-green (Crayola)#C5E384ΔE 7.76Middle Green Yellow#ACBF60ΔE 8.39Pistachio#93C572ΔE 8.81Olivine#9AB973ΔE 11.24Bud Green#7BB661ΔE 15.02

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

#AFCF77 Channel Values

How #AFCF77 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 207 · B 1198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 82° · S 48% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 82° · S 43% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 0% · Y 43% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.75:1 vs white · 12.01:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AFCF77 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 text1.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AFCF77 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AFCF77

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AFCF77; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AFCF77
Complementary
#9777CF
Analogous
#CFC477
Analogous
#83CF77
Triadic
#77AFCF
Triadic
#CF77AF
Split comp.
#7783CF
Split comp.
#C477CF

Tints & Shades of #AFCF77

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

#BAD68A
#C5DD9D
#D0E3B0
#D9E8BF
#E4EFD2
#EFF6E5

Shades

#9BC355
#87B13E
#6D8F32
#567128
#3C4F1C
#253111

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AFCF77.

How #AFCF77 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#AFCF77
Protanopia#CACA77
Protanomaly#C0CC77
Deuteranopia#C5C579
Deuteranomaly#BDC978
Tritanopia#B9C7C7
Tritanomaly#B5CAAC
Achromatopsia#C4C4C4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AFCF77 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-afcf77: #AFCF77;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AFCF77;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-afcf77': '#AFCF77' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.686, green: 0.812, blue: 0.467)
Android XML<color name="color_afcf77">#AFCF77</color>
SVG fillfill="#AFCF77"

More Green Colors

#AFCF77 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AFCF77 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AFCF77?

#AFCF77 is a light green — rgb(175, 207, 119) in RGB and hsl(82, 48%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Spring Bud (#C9DC87), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.74.

What is the RGB value of #AFCF77?

#AFCF77 is rgb(175, 207, 119) — red 175, green 207, and blue 119 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AFCF77?

#AFCF77 converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 0%, 43%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AFCF77 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AFCF77 scores 1.75:1 against white and 12.01:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AFCF77 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AFCF77 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 16.9, which is visibly different.

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