Information about #AFB218 color

#AFB218 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AFB218 falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(175, 178, 24) — 68.6% red, 69.8% green, 9.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 1 / 0 / 60 / 30. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #AFB218 reads as a vivid, lively sunny yellow and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Acid Green (#B0BF1A). Slightly further away sit Snot (#ACBB0D) and Bahia (#A9C01C).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(175, 178, 24)), which gives #AFB218 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AFB218: 9.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for white. No one has named #AFB218 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#AFB218 color variations

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

#AFB218 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 #AFB218

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

Acid Green color link
Acid Green

#B0BF1A

Snot color link
Snot

#ACBB0D

Bahia color link
Bahia

#A9C01C

Earls Green color link
Earls Green

#B8A722

Pea color link
Pea

#A4BF20

Vomit color link
Vomit

#A2A415

Citron color link
Citron

#9FA91F

Gross Green color link
Gross Green

#A0BF16

La Rioja color link
La Rioja

#BAC00E

Rio Grande color link
Rio Grande

#B7C61A

Citrus color link
Citrus

#9FB70A

Impromptu color link
Impromptu

#9BB123

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AFB218
  • RGB175, 178, 24
  • CMYK1, 0, 60, 30
  • CSSrgb(175, 178, 24)
  • HSL61°, 76%, 40%
  • HSL Precise61.169°, 76.238%, 39.608%
  • HSV61°, 87%, 70%
  • HSB61°, 87%, 70%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.698
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.094
  • GLSLvec3(0.686, 0.698, 0.094)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.686, 0.698, 0.094, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.686, 0.698, 0.094)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB69.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB9.4%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDAFB218
  • DECIMAL ID11514392
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01