Information about #AFAD5C color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #AFAD5C belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(175, 173, 92) (68.6% red, 67.8% green, 36.1% blue), or CMYK 0 / 1 / 33 / 31 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A softly balanced yellow, #AFAD5C feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Flourish (#ADB15E). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Olive Green (#B5B35C) and Gimblet (#B9AD61).

In RGB terms — rgb(175, 173, 92) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AFAD5C: 9.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #AFAD5C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#AFAD5C color variations

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

#AFAD5C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#AFAD5C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#AFAD5C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#AFAD5C color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#AFAD5C 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #AFAD5C

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

Flourish color link
Flourish

#ADB15E

Olive Green color link
Olive Green

#B5B35C

Gimblet color link
Gimblet

#B9AD61

Golden Cypress color link
Golden Cypress

#A0B158

Vermont color link
Vermont

#B2BE61

Bullet Shell color link
Bullet Shell

#AF9B60

Khaki color link
Khaki

#ADA96E

Iko color link
Iko

#B3AB6E

Middle Green Yellow color link
Middle Green Yellow

#ACBF60

Fleetwood color link
Fleetwood

#B99E56

Preethi Green color link
Preethi Green

#9CAB5C

Moderate Olive color link
Moderate Olive

#A8A84A

#AFAD5C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AFAD5C
  • RGB175, 173, 92
  • CMYK0, 1, 33, 31
  • CSSrgb(175, 173, 92)
  • HSL59°, 34%, 52%
  • HSL Precise58.554°, 34.156%, 52.353%
  • HSV59°, 47%, 69%
  • HSB59°, 47%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.361
  • GLSLvec3(0.686, 0.678, 0.361)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.686, 0.678, 0.361, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.686, 0.678, 0.361)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB36.1%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDAFAD5C
  • DECIMAL ID11513180
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited1 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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