Palettes / Colors / #AFA54B

#AFA54B — Muted Yellow

#AFA54B is a yellow color we call Muted Yellow, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the yellow family.

#AFA54B 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 #4B55AF; it also sits naturally between #AF734B and #87AF4B. 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 29%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 57% · Key 31%

Previews

CSS code for #AFA54B

.text { color: #AFA54B; }
.background { background-color: #AFA54B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AFA54B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(175, 165, 75); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(54, 40%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AFA54B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(175, 165, 75, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AFA54B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(175, 165, 75, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AFA54B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AFA54B">Div content here</div>

Shades of #AFA54B

Tints of #AFA54B

Tones of #AFA54B

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4B55AF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AFA54B: #000000.

How #AFA54B 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 #AFA54B or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #AFA54A  ·  #AFA54C →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AFA54B?

#AFA54B is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 175, 165, 75). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AFA54B?

#AFA54B is RGB 175, 165, 75 — HSL 54°, 40%, 49% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 57%, 31%.

What colors go with #AFA54B?

Its complement is #4B55AF; analogous partners are #AF734B and #87AF4B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AFA54B for text?

Black text on #AFA54B has a contrast ratio of 8.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.53:1.