Close to Sage
#AFA683
#AFA683 is a mid-tone, muted yellow, close to the color Sage. In RGB it’s made of 68.6% red, 65.1% green, and 51.4% blue. Its hue is 48°, with 22% saturation and 60% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #AFA683.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
2.44:1 FailBlack text on this color
8.61:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.44:1 FailThis color as text on black
8.61:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #AFA683 as they’d see it.
#AFA683 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #AFA683
What color is #AFA683?
#AFA683 is a mid-tone, muted yellow, close to the color Sage. In RGB it’s made of 68.6% red, 65.1% green, and 51.4% blue. Its hue is 48°, with 22% saturation and 60% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #AFA683 in RGB?
#AFA683 is rgb(175, 166, 131): 175 red, 166 green, and 131 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #AFA683 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 5, 25, 31). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #AFA683?
PANTONE 451 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #AFA683?
Its complement #9CA5C8 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.