#AFB982Nile (#AFB982) is a light, soft yellow-green with an OKLCH hue of 117°, lightness 0.76 and chroma 0.075. It sits on the transitional side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #AFB982 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(175, 185, 130) |
| HSL | hsl(71, 28%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(71, 30%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(5%, 0%, 30%, 27%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(73.2 -12.6 26.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.764 0.075 117) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Nile shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.7), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#b7b478 — ΔE 1.7, shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow#b5ba7f — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#afb982 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#afba84 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Nile in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 2.08:1 and against black 10.08:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#eff8c9 · #c6d09c · #afb982 · #7a8253 · #575e34 · #363c17
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#bfe4c4 · #b5cfa3 · #afb982 · #a9a16e · #a08b60 · #937556
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#afb982 · #7e9b8f · #737b4f · #256752 · #3c421b · #0d2b21
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#d4d8c7 · #afb982 · #8e9478 · #736595 · #333620 · #181b0d
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f2f0f8 · #afb982 · #96988e · #5b5a5f · #24261c · #010102
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f2f0f9 · #c9c7d1 · #9d9aa6 · #23202e · #04020b · #afb982
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#b4e4dc · #afb982 · #81a673 · #6354b2 · #27375f · #18051a
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f3efff · #afb982 · #8696bc · #714b71 · #172344 · #030003
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e5f5ff · #afb982 · #739db7 · #7c485c · #3c1626 · #000610
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e1f6f9 · #afb982 · #69a1a9 · #5f5180 · #3f1714 · #010006
#BAC393 · #C5CEA4 · #D1D8B4 · #DCE2C5 · #E8EDD6
#8F9866 · #70774C · #525932 · #373C1A · #1D2104
#B0B88D · #B0B698 · #B1B5A2
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.