Palettes / Colors / #AFA031

#AFA031 — Yellow

#AFA031 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 #AFA031 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.

#AFA031 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 #3140AF; it also sits naturally between #AF6231 and #7FAF31. 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 19%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 72% · Key 31%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AFA031

.text { color: #AFA031; }
.background { background-color: #AFA031; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AFA031; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(175, 160, 49); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(53, 56%, 44%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AFA031; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(175, 160, 49, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AFA031; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(175, 160, 49, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AFA031">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AFA031">Div content here</div>

Shades of #AFA031

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #3140AF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AFA031: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AFA031

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 #AFA031 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 #AFA031 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

← #AFA030  ·  #AFA032 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AFA031?

#AFA031 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 175, 160, 49). Its closest standard named color is Peru.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AFA031?

#AFA031 is RGB 175, 160, 49 — HSL 53°, 56%, 44% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 72%, 31%.

What colors go with #AFA031?

Its complement is #3140AF; analogous partners are #AF6231 and #7FAF31. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AFA031 for text?

Black text on #AFA031 has a contrast ratio of 7.90:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.66:1.