Information about #AFD79D color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#AFD79D falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(175, 215, 157) — 68.6% red, 84.3% green, 61.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 16 / 0 / 23 / 16. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A clearly saturated zesty chartreuse, #AFD79D appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Light Grey Green (#B7E1A1). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Granny Smith Apple (#A8E4A0) and Soft Apple (#B8CA9D).

The recipe behind #AFD79D is rgb(175, 215, 157), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AFD79D: 13.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.6:1 for white. #AFD79D has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#AFD79D color variations

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

#AFD79D color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#AFD79D color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#AFD79D color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#AFD79D 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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#AFD79D 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 #AFD79D

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

Light Grey Green color link
Light Grey Green

#B7E1A1

Granny Smith Apple color link
Granny Smith Apple

#A8E4A0

Soft Apple color link
Soft Apple

#B8CA9D

Pixie Green color link
Pixie Green

#BBCDA5

Light Moss Green color link
Light Moss Green

#ADDFAD

Madang color link
Madang

#B7E3A8

Green Ash color link
Green Ash

#A0DAA9

Celadon color link
Celadon

#ACE1AF

Sprout Pine color link
Sprout Pine

#A8CB8D

Chinook color link
Chinook

#9DD3A8

Bob Duke Green color link
Bob Duke Green

#B7E5AC

Pale Leaf color link
Pale Leaf

#BDCAA8

#AFD79D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AFD79D
  • RGB175, 215, 157
  • CMYK16, 0, 23, 16
  • CSSrgb(175, 215, 157)
  • HSL101°, 42%, 73%
  • HSL Precise101.379°, 42.029%, 72.941%
  • HSV101°, 27%, 84%
  • HSB101°, 27%, 84%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.843
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.616
  • GLSLvec3(0.686, 0.843, 0.616)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.686, 0.843, 0.616, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.686, 0.843, 0.616)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB84.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB61.6%
  • Color Family (Hue)Chartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDAFD79D
  • DECIMAL ID11523997
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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