#afc981 Color Information

#afc981 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #afc981. In RGB, it consists of 68.6% Red, 78.8% Green, and 50.6% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 12.9% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 35.8% Yellow, and 21.2% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 81.7°, with saturation of 40% and lightness of 64.7%. The decimal value for #afc981 is 11520385, and its nearest "web safe" color is #99cc99. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #afc981 is green. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#afc981 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color175, 201, 129 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color68.6%, 78.8%, 50.6% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.314, 0.212, 0.494 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.129, 0, 0.358, 0.212 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color81.7°, 40.0%, 64.7% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color81.7°, 35.8%, 78.8% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color42.528, 52.472, 28.656 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color129, 201, 155 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code11520385 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color77.562, -20.858, 33.146 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)77.562, 39.163, 122.181 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color77.562, -12.141, 47.852 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color72.438, -21.968, 27.252 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.344, 0.424, 52.472 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4289710465 / 0xffafc981 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#99cc99 Copy
Last Updated: March 28, 2024

Shades of #afc981

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #afc981, its pure hue is 81.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 40.0%, and its lightness is 64.7%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #afc981, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #161910 to #99b071.

Tints of #afc981

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #afc981, its pure hue is 81.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 40.0%, and its lightness is 64.7%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #afc981, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #b9d091 to #f5f8ef.

Tones of #afc981

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #afc981, its pure hue is 81.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 40.0%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #afc981, which range from #a5a5a5 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #beff4b (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #afc981

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #afc981! For #afc981, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #afc981. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #afc981

This color, #afc981, consists of 68.6% Red, 78.8% Green, and 50.6% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 175, Green = 201, Blue = 129. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #afc981 is 12.9% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 35.8% Yellow, and 21.2% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R68.6%
C12.9%
G78.8%
M0.0%
B50.6%
Y35.8%
K21.2%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 175 201 129
Octal 257 311 201
Hexa #af #c9 #81
Binary 10101111 11001001 10000001
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 12 0 35 21
Octal 14 0 43 25
Hexa #0c #00 #23 #15
Binary 00001100 00000000 00100011 00010101

Analogous Colors of #afc981

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #afc981 — which has hue 81.7° — its analogous colors are located at 51.7° and 111.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #afc981.

Triadic Colors of #afc981

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #afc981 — which has hue 81.7° — its triadic colors are located at 81.7° and 321.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #afc981.

Complementary Color of #afc981

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #afc981 — which has hue 81.7° — its complementary color is located at 261.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #afc981.

Split Complementary Colors of #afc981

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #afc981 — which has hue 81.7° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 81.7° and 291.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #afc981.

Tetradic Colors of #afc981

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #afc981 — which has hue 81.7° — its tetradic colors are located at 351.7°, 81.7°, 171.7°, and 261.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #afc981.

Monochromatic Colors of #afc981

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #afc981, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #7f9060 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #daedb7 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #afc981

We want to make getting started with #afc981 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #afc981 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #afc981 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #afc981 with other HTML elements.

#afc981 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #afc981.
<span style="color: #afc981;">The color of this text is #afc981.</span>

#afc981 Background Color

The background color for this text is #afc981.
<div style="background-color: #afc981; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #afc981.</div>

#afc981 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #afc981.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #afc981;">This color for the shadow of this text is #afc981.</span>

#afc981 Border Color

This is a div with border color #afc981.
<div style="border: #afc981 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #afc981.</div>

#afc981 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #afc981 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #afc981; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #afc981 on a white background.</div></div>

#afc981 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #afc981 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #afc981; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #afc981 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #afc981 to White

This is a gradient from #afc981 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#afc981,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#afc981,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#afc981,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#afc981,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #afc981 to white.</div>

Gradient from #afc981 to Black

This is a gradient from #afc981 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#afc981,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#afc981,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#afc981,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#afc981,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #afc981 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #afc981

In addition to using #afc981 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #afc981 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #afc981, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 175, Green = 201, Blue = 129). If you need details about the color coordinates of #afc981 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #afc981
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(175, 201, 129)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #afc981; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #afc981; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #afc981; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(175, 201, 129);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#afc981")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:175, green:201, blue:129, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:175 green:201 blue:129 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(175f, 201f, 129f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(175, 201, 129);
 

#afc981 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #afc981 the same way. For those with color blindness, #afc981 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #afc981 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #afc981 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #afc981 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #afc981 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #afc981 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 1.8:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text