HEX atlas value

#AFCD70

#AFCD70 is a cool green HEX color close to Dark Khaki. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 175, 205, 112, HSL 79, 48%, 62%, has luminance 0.5395, and belongs to the earth tone group.

green cool earth-tone

#AFCD70 Sample readable text

HEX #AFCD70

RGB rgb(175, 205, 112)

HSL hsl(79 48% 62%)

CMYK cmyk(15, 0, 45, 20)

Luminance 0.5395

Contrast Black 11.79:1White 1.78:1

CSS

--color-afcd70: #AFCD70;
.background-afcd70 { background-color: #AFCD70; }
.text-afcd70 { color: #AFCD70; }

Luminance0.5395

Black text11.79:1AA Pass

White text1.78:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#AFCD70","rgb":[175,205,112],"hsl":[79,48,62],"cmyk":[15,0,45,20],"luminance":0.5395,"contrast":{"black":11.79,"white":1.78}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":11.79,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.78,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D5E4B4","hex":"#D5E4B4","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.59,"contrastWhite":1.35,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#B7E25A","hex":"#B7E25A","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.04,"contrastWhite":1.5,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#CDBC70","hex":"#CDBC70","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.02,"contrastWhite":1.9,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#81CD70","hex":"#81CD70","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.9,"contrastWhite":1.93,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Pistachio","hex":"#93C572","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.47,"contrastWhite":2.01,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","earth tone","earth tone green","Dark Khaki adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/afcd70.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-khaki.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pistachio.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bamboo.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#8D70CD","analogous":["#CDBC70","#81CD70"],"triadic":["#70AFCD","#CD70AF"],"tetradic":["#70CDBC","#8D70CD","#CD7081"],"splitComplementary":["#7081CD","#BC70CD"],"monochromatic":["#D5E4B4","#AFCD70","#84A63A"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D5E4B4","dark":"#84A63A","saturated":"#B7E25A","desaturated":"#A7B785","pastel":"#E2E9D3","neon":"#CFFF66"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dark-khaki","name":"Dark Khaki","hex":"#BDB76B","distance":26.551836094703507},{"slug":"pistachio","name":"Pistachio","hex":"#93C572","distance":29.189039038652847},{"slug":"bamboo","name":"Bamboo","hex":"#C7B56E","distance":34},{"slug":"ecru","name":"Ecru","hex":"#C2B280","distance":36.68787265568828},{"slug":"sand","name":"Sand","hex":"#C2B280","distance":36.68787265568828}]

HEX meaning and use

About #AFCD70

#AFCD70 is classified as a cool green value with earth tone visual character. #AFCD70 is visually closest to Dark Khaki, a named yellow color with HEX #BDB76B.

The RGB channels are 175, 205, and 112, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 79deg with 48% saturation and 62% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.5395, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 26.55, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text11.79:1AA Pass

White text1.78:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #AFCD70 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000011.79:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.78:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D5E4B4#000000 text · best 15.59:1#D5E4B4

#B7E25A#000000 text · best 14.04:1#B7E25A

#CDBC70#000000 text · best 11.02:1#CDBC70

#81CD70#000000 text · best 10.9:1#81CD70

Pistachio#000000 text · best 10.47:1#93C572

Generated Palette

#AFCD70#AFCD70

#8D70CD#8D70CD

#CDBC70#CDBC70

#81CD70#81CD70

#D5E4B4#D5E4B4

#84A63A#84A63A

Color Harmonies

#8D70CD#8D70CD

#CDBC70#CDBC70

#81CD70#81CD70

#70AFCD#70AFCD

#CD70AF#CD70AF

Variants

#D5E4B4#D5E4B4

#84A63A#84A63A

#B7E25A#B7E25A

#A7B785#A7B785

#E2E9D3#E2E9D3

#CFFF66#CFFF66

Nearest Named Colors

Dark Khaki#BDB76B

Pistachio#93C572

Bamboo#C7B56E

Ecru#C2B280

Sand#C2B280

#AFCD70

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #AFCD70

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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