Information about #AFBC00 color

#AFBC00 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AFBC00 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(175, 188, 0) — 68.6% red, 73.7% green, 0% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 5 / 0 / 74 / 26. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #AFBC00 reads as a intensely saturated sunny yellow and sits comfortably between light and dark. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Bile (#B5C306). Nearby in the Register you will also find Baby Puke Green (#B6C406) and Snot (#ACBB0D).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(175, 188, 0)), which gives #AFBC00 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 10.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.1:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#AFBC00 color variations

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

#AFBC00 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 #AFBC00

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

Bile color link
Bile

#B5C306

Snot color link
Snot

#ACBB0D

La Rioja color link
La Rioja

#BAC00E

Snot Green color link
Snot Green

#9DC100

Bright Olive color link
Bright Olive

#9CBB04

Citrus color link
Citrus

#9FB70A

Limerick color link
Limerick

#9DC209

Strong Olive color link
Strong Olive

#A8A800

Olive Yellow color link
Olive Yellow

#C2B709

Muddy Yellow color link
Muddy Yellow

#BFAC05

Puke Yellow color link
Puke Yellow

#C2BE0E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AFBC00
  • RGB175, 188, 0
  • CMYK5, 0, 74, 26
  • CSSrgb(175, 188, 0)
  • HSL64°, 100%, 37%
  • HSL Precise64.149°, 100%, 36.863%
  • HSV64°, 100%, 74%
  • HSB64°, 100%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.000
  • GLSLvec3(0.686, 0.737, 0.000)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.686, 0.737, 0.000, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.686, 0.737, 0.000)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB0%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDAFBC00
  • DECIMAL ID11516928
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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