#AFC557

A medium, moderate yellow closely aligning with Darkkhaki.

About #AFC557

When working with digital screens, the color #AFC557 is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Darkkhaki. In the RGB color space, it consists of 175 red, 197 green, and 87 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 11% cyan and 0% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#AFC557
RGB175, 197, 87
HSL72.0°, 48.7%, 55.7%
CMYK11%, 0%, 56%, 23%
HSV72.0°, 55.8%, 77.3%
LAB75.9, -23.4, 51.7
XYZ39.4, 49.7, 16.5
Decimal11519319

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.92:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
10.95:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.83:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
9.31:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #AFC557; }
.text-color { color: #AFC557; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #AFC557; }

Similar Colors

Darkkhaki
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