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#AFD080 — Light Muted Green

#AFD080 is a green color we call Light Muted Green, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkkhaki (#BDB76B) — not an exact match. CSS darkkhaki gives you #BDB76B, a different color; use #AFD080 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.

#AFD080 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 #A280D0; it also sits naturally between #D0CA80 and #87D080. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#AFD080 · RGB 175, 208, 128

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Color values

HEX#AFD080
RGB175, 208, 128
HSL85°, 46%, 66%
HSV85°, 38%, 82%
CMYK16%, 0%, 38%, 18%
XYZ44.13, 55.78, 28.86
Yxy55.78, 0.3427, 0.4332
CIE-Lab79.49, -24.42, 36.16
Hunter Lab74.69, -21.58, 26.28

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 69% · Green 82% · Blue 50%

Cyan 16% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 38% · Key 18%

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

Previews

Sample text in #AFD080 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #AFD080 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #AFD080

.text { color: #AFD080; }
.background { background-color: #AFD080; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AFD080; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(175, 208, 128); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(85, 46%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AFD080; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(175, 208, 128, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AFD080; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(175, 208, 128, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AFD080">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AFD080">Div content here</div>

Shades of #AFD080

#A1C86A#93C054#81AF41#719938#608230#506C28#3F5620#2C3C16#1B250E#0B0F06

Tints of #AFD080

#B6D48C#BDD897#C4DDA2#CBE1AD#D2E5B8#D9E9C3#E0EDCF#E7F1DA#EFF5E5#F6F9F0

Tones of #AFD080

#AECA86#ADC58C#ACBF92#ABBA97#AAB49D#A9AEA2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A280D0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.73:1 Fails
Against black text12.16:1 AAA

Best text color on #AFD080: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AFD080

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #AFD080: ·

How #AFD080 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #BDBE93Deuteranopia · #BBB998Tritanopia · #B1A3A6

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Light Green 500 · #8BC34AMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #AFD080 rather than the exact color:

Rustic Cinder
#D97D80 · #9E6C44 · #DDD894 · #B1D47E
Dusty Ruby Dusk
#B4CD83 · #99B464 · #8CAC4E · #2B3517
Palette Fffd8f
#FFFD8F · #B0CE88 · #4C763B · #043915
Velvet Solace
#A34B84 · #83634C · #A8CB81 · #75B698
Gentle Ruby Marble
#76AD32 · #B1D97E · #783AC6 · #C9B9E4
Cosmic Zephyr
#A7CC85 · #91B3A0 · #95B9CA · #8072AF

Similar colors

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

#B1D47E#B4CD83#B0CE88#A8CB81#B1D97E#A7CC85#A5CF83#AED676#A8CD89#ADCE74#B7D87B#B9D586

Browse neighbouring colors

← #AFD07F  ·  #AFD081 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AFD080?

#AFD080 is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 175, 208, 128). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AFD080?

#AFD080 is RGB 175, 208, 128 — HSL 85°, 46%, 66% — CMYK 16%, 0%, 38%, 18%.

What colors go with #AFD080?

Its complement is #A280D0; analogous partners are #D0CA80 and #87D080. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AFD080 for text?

Black text on #AFD080 has a contrast ratio of 12.16:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.73:1.