Close to Sage
#AFA886
#AFA886 is a mid-tone, muted yellow, close to the color Sage. In RGB it’s made of 68.6% red, 65.9% green, and 52.5% blue. Its hue is 50°, with 20% saturation and 61% 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 #AFA886.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
Open in the palette creator →Tetradic
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
2.40:1 FailBlack text on this color
8.77:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.40:1 FailThis color as text on black
8.77:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #AFA886 as they’d see it.
#AFA886 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #AFA886
What color is #AFA886?
#AFA886 is a mid-tone, muted yellow, close to the color Sage. In RGB it’s made of 68.6% red, 65.9% green, and 52.5% blue. Its hue is 50°, with 20% saturation and 61% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #AFA886 in RGB?
#AFA886 is rgb(175, 168, 134): 175 red, 168 green, and 134 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #AFA886 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 4, 23, 31). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #AFA886?
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 #AFA886?
Its complement #9FA6C8 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.