Palettes / Colors / #AFA02C

#AFA02C — Yellow

#AFA02C is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color DarkGoldenRod (#B8860B). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkgoldenrod (#B8860B) — not an exact match. CSS darkgoldenrod gives you #B8860B, a different color; use #AFA02C when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#AFA02C is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #2C3BAF; it also sits naturally between #AF5E2C and #7DAF2C. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 69% · Green 63% · Blue 17%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 75% · Key 31%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #AFA02C

.text { color: #AFA02C; }
.background { background-color: #AFA02C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AFA02C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(175, 160, 44); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(53, 60%, 43%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AFA02C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(175, 160, 44, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AFA02C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(175, 160, 44, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AFA02C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AFA02C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #AFA02C

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #2C3BAF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AFA02C: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AFA02C

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #AFA02C looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #AFA02C rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #AFA02B  ·  #AFA02D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AFA02C?

#AFA02C is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 175, 160, 44). Its closest standard named color is DarkGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AFA02C?

#AFA02C is RGB 175, 160, 44 — HSL 53°, 60%, 43% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 75%, 31%.

What colors go with #AFA02C?

Its complement is #2C3BAF; analogous partners are #AF5E2C and #7DAF2C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AFA02C for text?

Black text on #AFA02C has a contrast ratio of 7.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.66:1.