Information about #AFB58E color

#AFB58E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AFB58E falls into the Yellow Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(175, 181, 142) — 68.6% red, 71% green, 55.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 2 / 0 / 15 / 29. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#AFB58E is a calm, restrained yellow that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Earthstone (#B5AF8B). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Eagle (#B0AC94) and Norway (#A4B88F).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(175, 181, 142)), which gives #AFB58E its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AFB58E: 9.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.1:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #AFB58E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#AFB58E color variations

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

#AFB58E 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 #AFB58E

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

Earthstone color link
Earthstone

#B5AF8B

Eagle color link
Eagle

#B0AC94

Norway color link
Norway

#A4B88F

Toi color link
Toi

#B7AD8B

Stone Age color link
Stone Age

#B6B285

Coriander color link
Coriander

#BBB58D

Bison Hide color link
Bison Hide

#B5AC94

Stun color link
Stun

#A7AC8B

Glitterati color link
Glitterati

#B3AD97

Chino color link
Chino

#B8AD8A

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AFB58E
  • RGB175, 181, 142
  • CMYK2, 0, 15, 29
  • CSSrgb(175, 181, 142)
  • HSL69°, 21%, 63%
  • HSL Precise69.231°, 20.856%, 63.333%
  • HSV69°, 22%, 71%
  • HSB69°, 22%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • GLSLvec3(0.686, 0.710, 0.557)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.686, 0.710, 0.557, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.686, 0.710, 0.557)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB55.7%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDAFB58E
  • DECIMAL ID11515278
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01