Palettes / Colors / #AFB59E

#AFB59E — Light Dusty Green

#AFB59E is a green color we call Light Dusty Green, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the green family.

#AFB59E is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. 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 #A39DB4; it also sits naturally between #B4AE9D and #A2B49D. 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 71% · Blue 62%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 13% · Key 29%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AFB59E

.text { color: #AFB59E; }
.background { background-color: #AFB59E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AFB59E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(175, 181, 158); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(76, 13%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AFB59E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(175, 181, 158, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AFB59E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(175, 181, 158, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AFB59E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AFB59E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A39DB4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AFB59E: #000000.

How #AFB59E 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 #AFB59E 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

← #AFB59D  ·  #AFB59F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AFB59E?

#AFB59E is Light Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 175, 181, 158). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AFB59E?

#AFB59E is RGB 175, 181, 158 — HSL 76°, 13%, 66% — CMYK 3%, 0%, 13%, 29%.

What colors go with #AFB59E?

Its complement is #A39DB4; analogous partners are #B4AE9D and #A2B49D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AFB59E for text?

Black text on #AFB59E has a contrast ratio of 9.93:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.12:1.