Palettes / Colors / #AFA02F

#AFA02F — Yellow

#AFA02F is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color Peru (#CD853F). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: peru (#CD853F) — not an exact match. CSS peru gives you #CD853F, a different color; use #AFA02F 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.

#AFA02F is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #2F3EB1; it also sits naturally between #B1612F and #7FB12F. 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 18%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 73% · Key 31%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AFA02F

.text { color: #AFA02F; }
.background { background-color: #AFA02F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AFA02F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(175, 160, 47); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(53, 58%, 44%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AFA02F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(175, 160, 47, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AFA02F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(175, 160, 47, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AFA02F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AFA02F">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #2F3EB1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AFA02F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AFA02F

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 #AFA02F 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 #AFA02F 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #AFA02F?

#AFA02F is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 175, 160, 47). Its closest standard named color is Peru.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AFA02F?

#AFA02F is RGB 175, 160, 47 — HSL 53°, 58%, 44% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 73%, 31%.

What colors go with #AFA02F?

Its complement is #2F3EB1; analogous partners are #B1612F and #7FB12F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AFA02F for text?

Black text on #AFA02F has a contrast ratio of 7.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.66:1.