Information about #AFBD56 color

#AFBD56 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AFBD56 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(175, 189, 86) — 68.6% red, 74.1% green, 33.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 5 / 0 / 40 / 26. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#AFBD56 presents itself as a pleasantly vivid sunny yellow — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Middle Green Yellow (#ACBF60). Slightly further away sit Vermont (#B2BE61) and Light Olive Green (#A4BE5C).

The recipe behind #AFBD56 is rgb(175, 189, 86), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AFBD56: 10.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.1:1 for white. No one has named #AFBD56 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#AFBD56 color variations

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

#AFBD56 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#AFBD56 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#AFBD56 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#AFBD56 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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#AFBD56 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 #AFBD56

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

Middle Green Yellow color link
Middle Green Yellow

#ACBF60

Vermont color link
Vermont

#B2BE61

Light Olive Green color link
Light Olive Green

#A4BE5C

Margarita color link
Margarita

#B0C24A

Olive Green color link
Olive Green

#B5B35C

Flourish color link
Flourish

#ADB15E

Avocado Green color link
Avocado Green

#B2C248

Happy Hour color link
Happy Hour

#A9C949

Golden Cypress color link
Golden Cypress

#A0B158

Light Olive color link
Light Olive

#ACBF69

Spring color link
Spring

#A3C566

Gimblet color link
Gimblet

#B9AD61

#AFBD56 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AFBD56
  • RGB175, 189, 86
  • CMYK5, 0, 40, 26
  • CSSrgb(175, 189, 86)
  • HSL68°, 44%, 54%
  • HSL Precise68.155°, 43.83%, 53.922%
  • HSV68°, 54%, 74%
  • HSB68°, 54%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.337
  • GLSLvec3(0.686, 0.741, 0.337)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.686, 0.741, 0.337, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.686, 0.741, 0.337)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB74.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB33.7%
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDAFBD56
  • DECIMAL ID11517270
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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