#AFBD2C

A medium, moderate yellow closely aligning with Yellowgreen.

About #AFBD2C

At its core, #AFBD2C is a medium and moderate hue. Its closest recognized web color is Yellowgreen. Its digital footprint relies on 175 parts red, 189 parts green, and 44 parts blue light.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. Its ink density profile breaks down to 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 77% yellow, and 26% black. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#AFBD2C
RGB175, 189, 44
HSL65.8°, 62.2%, 45.7%
CMYK7%, 0%, 77%, 26%
HSV65.8°, 76.7%, 74.1%
LAB73.3, -22.2, 66.0
XYZ36.3, 45.7, 9.3
Decimal11517228

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.07:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
10.14:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.98:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
8.62:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #AFBD2C; }
.text-color { color: #AFBD2C; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #AFBD2C; }

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