Palettes / Colors / #AFA76E
#AFA76E — Dusty Yellow
#AFA76E is a yellow color we call Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: darkkhaki (#BDB76B) — not an exact match. CSS darkkhaki gives you #BDB76B, a different color; use #AFA76E 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.
#AFA76E 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 #6E76AF; it also sits naturally between #AF876E and #96AF6E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #AFA76E |
|---|---|
| RGB | 175, 167, 110 |
| HSL | 53°, 29%, 56% |
| HSV | 53°, 37%, 69% |
| CMYK | 0%, 5%, 37%, 31% |
| XYZ | 34.31, 37.88, 20.25 |
| Yxy | 37.88, 0.3712, 0.4097 |
| CIE-Lab | 67.93, -5.75, 30.54 |
| Hunter Lab | 61.54, -4.98, 21.00 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 69% · Green 65% · Blue 43%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 37% · Key 31%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #AFA76E
.text { color: #AFA76E; }
.background { background-color: #AFA76E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AFA76E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(175, 167, 110); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(53, 29%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AFA76E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(175, 167, 110, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AFA76E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(175, 167, 110, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#AFA76E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AFA76E">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #6E76AF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.45:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 8.58:1 AAA |
Best text color on #AFA76E: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AFA76E
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #AFA76E: ·
How #AFA76E 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 #AFA76E rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #AFA76E?
#AFA76E is Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 175, 167, 110). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.
What is the RGB and HSL of #AFA76E?
#AFA76E is RGB 175, 167, 110 — HSL 53°, 29%, 56% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 37%, 31%.
What colors go with #AFA76E?
Its complement is #6E76AF; analogous partners are #AF876E and #96AF6E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #AFA76E for text?
Black text on #AFA76E has a contrast ratio of 8.58:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.45:1.