Palettes / Colors / #AFB331

#AFB331 — Yellow

#AFB331 is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color YellowGreen (#9ACD32). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: yellowgreen (#9ACD32) — not an exact match. CSS yellowgreen gives you #9ACD32, a different color; use #AFB331 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.

#AFB331 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 #3631B4; it also sits naturally between #B47731 and #6EB431. 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 70% · Blue 19%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 73% · Key 30%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AFB331

.text { color: #AFB331; }
.background { background-color: #AFB331; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AFB331; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(175, 179, 49); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(62, 57%, 45%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AFB331; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(175, 179, 49, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AFB331; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(175, 179, 49, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AFB331">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AFB331">Div content here</div>

Shades of #AFB331

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Tones of #AFB331

Color harmonies

Complementary — #3631B4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AFB331: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AFB331

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 #AFB331 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 #AFB331 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 #AFB331?

#AFB331 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 175, 179, 49). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AFB331?

#AFB331 is RGB 175, 179, 49 — HSL 62°, 57%, 45% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 73%, 30%.

What colors go with #AFB331?

Its complement is #3631B4; analogous partners are #B47731 and #6EB431. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AFB331 for text?

Black text on #AFB331 has a contrast ratio of 9.32:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.25:1.