Information about #AFAE6E color

#AFAE6E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AFAE6E falls into the Yellow Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(175, 174, 110) — 68.6% red, 68.2% green, 43.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 0 / 25 / 31. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#AFAE6E presents itself as a moderately toned golden yellow — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Iko (#B3AB6E). Slightly further away sit Khaki (#ADA96E) and Coromandel (#B9A873).

In RGB terms — rgb(175, 174, 110) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 9.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.3:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #AFAE6E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#AFAE6E color variations

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

#AFAE6E 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 #AFAE6E

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

Iko color link
Iko

#B3AB6E

Khaki color link
Khaki

#ADA96E

Coromandel color link
Coromandel

#B9A873

Pale Oak color link
Pale Oak

#BBA46D

Golden Green color link
Golden Green

#BDB369

Misty Moss color link
Misty Moss

#BBB477

Flourish color link
Flourish

#ADB15E

Gimblet color link
Gimblet

#B9AD61

Dark Khaki color link
Dark Khaki

#BDB76B

Tan Green color link
Tan Green

#A9BE70

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AFAE6E
  • RGB175, 174, 110
  • CMYK0, 0, 25, 31
  • CSSrgb(175, 174, 110)
  • HSL59°, 29%, 56%
  • HSL Precise59.077°, 28.889%, 55.882%
  • HSV59°, 37%, 69%
  • HSB59°, 37%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.431
  • GLSLvec3(0.686, 0.682, 0.431)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.686, 0.682, 0.431, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.686, 0.682, 0.431)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB43.1%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDAFAE6E
  • DECIMAL ID11513454
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01