Information about #AFAE6A color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #AFAE6A belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(175, 174, 106) (68.6% red, 68.2% green, 41.6% blue), or CMYK 0 / 0 / 27 / 31 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#AFAE6A presents itself as a softly balanced yellow — one that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Iko (#B3AB6E). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Khaki (#ADA96E) and Flourish (#ADB15E).

In RGB terms — rgb(175, 174, 106) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #AFAE6A background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 9.1:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.3:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#AFAE6A color variations

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

#AFAE6A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#AFAE6A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#AFAE6A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#AFAE6A 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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#AFAE6A 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 #AFAE6A

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

Iko color link
Iko

#B3AB6E

Khaki color link
Khaki

#ADA96E

Flourish color link
Flourish

#ADB15E

Gimblet color link
Gimblet

#B9AD61

Coromandel color link
Coromandel

#B9A873

Golden Green color link
Golden Green

#BDB369

Pale Oak color link
Pale Oak

#BBA46D

Olive Green color link
Olive Green

#B5B35C

Dark Khaki color link
Dark Khaki

#BDB76B

Light Olive color link
Light Olive

#ACBF69

Tan Green color link
Tan Green

#A9BE70

Travis color link
Travis

#B79E67

#AFAE6A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AFAE6A
  • RGB175, 174, 106
  • CMYK0, 0, 27, 31
  • CSSrgb(175, 174, 106)
  • HSL59°, 30%, 55%
  • HSL Precise59.13°, 30.131%, 55.098%
  • HSV59°, 39%, 69%
  • HSB59°, 39%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.416
  • GLSLvec3(0.686, 0.682, 0.416)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.686, 0.682, 0.416, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.686, 0.682, 0.416)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB41.6%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDAFAE6A
  • DECIMAL ID11513450
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers16 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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