Palettes / Colors / #AFA684

#AFA684 — Dusty Yellow

#AFA684 is a yellow color we call Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color RosyBrown (#BC8F8F). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: rosybrown (#BC8F8F) — not an exact match. CSS rosybrown gives you #BC8F8F, a different color; use #AFA684 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.

#AFA684 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 #848DAE; it also sits naturally between #AE9084 and #A2AE84. 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 52%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 25% · Key 31%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AFA684

.text { color: #AFA684; }
.background { background-color: #AFA684; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AFA684; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(175, 166, 132); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(47, 21%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AFA684; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(175, 166, 132, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AFA684; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(175, 166, 132, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AFA684">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AFA684">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #848DAE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AFA684: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AFA684

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 #AFA684 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 #AFA684 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 #AFA684?

#AFA684 is Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 175, 166, 132). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AFA684?

#AFA684 is RGB 175, 166, 132 — HSL 47°, 21%, 60% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 25%, 31%.

What colors go with #AFA684?

Its complement is #848DAE; analogous partners are #AE9084 and #A2AE84. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AFA684 for text?

Black text on #AFA684 has a contrast ratio of 8.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.44:1.