Close to Sage Green
#AFBF99
#AFBF99 is a light, muted green, close to the color Sage Green. In RGB it’s made of 68.6% red, 74.9% green, and 60% blue. Its hue is 85°, with 23% saturation and 67% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Tints, shades & tones
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #AFBF99.
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
1.96:1 FailBlack text on this color
10.74:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.96:1 FailThis color as text on black
10.74:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #AFBF99 as they’d see it.
#AFBF99 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 #AFBF99
What color is #AFBF99?
#AFBF99 is a light, muted green, close to the color Sage Green. In RGB it’s made of 68.6% red, 74.9% green, and 60% blue. Its hue is 85°, with 23% saturation and 67% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #AFBF99 in RGB?
#AFBF99 is rgb(175, 191, 153): 175 red, 191 green, and 153 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #AFBF99 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(8, 0, 20, 25). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #AFBF99?
PANTONE 452 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #AFBF99?
Its complement #C3B3D9 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.