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#AFDB57 Color

#AFDB57 is rgb(175, 219, 87) in RGB, hsl(80, 65%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 0%, 60%, 14%) 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 5.96. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AFDB57
HEX#AFDB57
RGBrgb(175, 219, 87)
HSLhsl(80, 65%, 60%)
HSVhsv(80, 60%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 0%, 60%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(83.4% 0.166 125.4)
LABlab(82.32% -29.37 58.07)
LCHlch(82.32% 65.08 116.83)

What #AFDB57 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 #AFDB57, 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.

#AFDB57 Channel Values

How #AFDB57 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 219 · B 878-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 80° · S 65% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 80° · S 60% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 0% · Y 60% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.6:1 vs white · 13.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AFDB57 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 text1.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AFDB57 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AFDB57

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AFDB57; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #AFDB57

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 #AFDB57.

How #AFDB57 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#AFDB57
Protanopia#D4D458
Protanomaly#C6D757
Deuteranopia#CECE5A
Deuteranomaly#C2D359
Tritanopia#BDD0D0
Tritanomaly#B7D5AD
Achromatopsia#CCCCCC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AFDB57 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-afdb57: #AFDB57;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AFDB57;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-afdb57': '#AFDB57' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.686, green: 0.859, blue: 0.341)
Android XML<color name="color_afdb57">#AFDB57</color>
SVG fillfill="#AFDB57"

More Green Colors

#AFDB57 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AFDB57 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AFDB57?

#AFDB57 is a light green — rgb(175, 219, 87) in RGB and hsl(80, 65%, 60%) 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 5.96.

What is the RGB value of #AFDB57?

#AFDB57 is rgb(175, 219, 87) — red 175, green 219, and blue 87 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AFDB57?

#AFDB57 converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 0%, 60%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AFDB57 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AFDB57 scores 1.6:1 against white and 13.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AFDB57 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AFDB57 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 10.09, which is visibly different.

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