Palettes / Colors / #AFA53C

#AFA53C — Muted Yellow

#AFA53C is a yellow color we call Muted Yellow, closest to the named color Peru (#CD853F). It belongs to the yellow family.

#AFA53C 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 #3C45AF; it also sits naturally between #AF6C3C and #7FAF3C. 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 65% · Blue 24%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 66% · Key 31%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AFA53C

.text { color: #AFA53C; }
.background { background-color: #AFA53C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AFA53C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(175, 165, 60); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(55, 49%, 46%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AFA53C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(175, 165, 60, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AFA53C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(175, 165, 60, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AFA53C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AFA53C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #AFA53C

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #3C45AF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AFA53C: #000000.

How #AFA53C 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 #AFA53C 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 #AFA53C?

#AFA53C is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 175, 165, 60). Its closest standard named color is Peru.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AFA53C?

#AFA53C is RGB 175, 165, 60 — HSL 55°, 49%, 46% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 66%, 31%.

What colors go with #AFA53C?

Its complement is #3C45AF; analogous partners are #AF6C3C and #7FAF3C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AFA53C for text?

Black text on #AFA53C has a contrast ratio of 8.27:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.54:1.