Information about #AFA98F color

#AFA98F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #AFA98F is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(175, 169, 143) — 68.6% red, 66.3% green, 56.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 2 / 13 / 31. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#AFA98F presents itself as a gently muted sunny yellow — one that floats near the light end of the scale. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Bland (#AFA88B). Nearby in the Register you will also find Mandrake (#B0A994) and Eagle (#B0AC94).

The recipe behind #AFA98F is rgb(175, 169, 143), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #AFA98F background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 8.9:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.4:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #AFA98F is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#AFA98F color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#AFA98F color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #AFA98F

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Bland color link
Bland

#AFA88B

Mandrake color link
Mandrake

#B0A994

Eagle color link
Eagle

#B0AC94

Double Tea color link
Double Tea

#B2A894

Overland color link
Overland

#B2AA94

Double Linen color link
Double Linen

#A9A790

Bison Hide color link
Bison Hide

#B5AC94

Paperback color link
Paperback

#B3A190

Half Malta color link
Half Malta

#B5A695

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AFA98F
  • RGB175, 169, 143
  • CMYK0, 2, 13, 31
  • CSSrgb(175, 169, 143)
  • HSL49°, 17%, 62%
  • HSL Precise48.75°, 16.667%, 62.353%
  • HSV49°, 18%, 69%
  • HSB49°, 18%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.561
  • GLSLvec3(0.686, 0.663, 0.561)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.686, 0.663, 0.561, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.686, 0.663, 0.561)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB66.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB56.1%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDAFA98F
  • DECIMAL ID11512207
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01