Information about #AFBE78 color

#AFBE78 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AFBE78 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(175, 190, 120) — 68.6% red, 74.5% green, 47.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 6 / 0 / 27 / 25. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#AFBE78 is a softly balanced golden yellow that floats near the light end of the scale. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Tan Green (#A9BE70). Nearby in the Register you will also find Caper (#AFC182) and Quarter Crisp Green (#B8B47B).

In RGB terms — rgb(175, 190, 120) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 10.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.0:1. No one has named #AFBE78 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#AFBE78 color variations

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

#AFBE78 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 #AFBE78

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

Tan Green color link
Tan Green

#A9BE70

Caper color link
Caper

#AFC182

Light Olive color link
Light Olive

#ACBF69

Pine Glade color link
Pine Glade

#BDC07E

Misty Moss color link
Misty Moss

#BBB477

Pastel Olive color link
Pastel Olive

#BCBC82

Pomelo Olive color link
Pomelo Olive

#BFBD70

Greenish Tan color link
Greenish Tan

#BCCB7A

Stone Age color link
Stone Age

#B6B285

Pale Olive color link
Pale Olive

#B9CC81

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AFBE78
  • RGB175, 190, 120
  • CMYK6, 0, 27, 25
  • CSSrgb(175, 190, 120)
  • HSL73°, 35%, 61%
  • HSL Precise72.857°, 35%, 60.784%
  • HSV73°, 37%, 75%
  • HSB73°, 37%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.745
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • GLSLvec3(0.686, 0.745, 0.471)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.686, 0.745, 0.471, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.686, 0.745, 0.471)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB74.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.1%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDAFBE78
  • DECIMAL ID11517560
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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