#AFAF5EPalm (#AFAF5E) is a light, soft yellow with an OKLCH hue of 109°, lightness 0.74 and chroma 0.104. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #AFAF5E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(175, 175, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(60, 34%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(60, 46%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0%, 46%, 31%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(69.9 -11.7 41.3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.736 0.104 109) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Palm shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.5), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#b6aa55 — ΔE 1.5, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#b5af5b — ΔE 0.9, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#afaf5e — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#afb060 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Palm 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 2.3:1 and against black 9.12:1, 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.
#f6f7b6 · #cecf85 · #afaf5e · #818138 · #5d5d18 · #3c3a00
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.
#b3deac · #afc785 · #afaf5e · #ac964d · #a37e44 · #966840
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.
#afaf5e · #6f9581 · #72722f · #00623f · #3b3900 · #002615
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.
#f3f4cc · #cecfb7 · #afaf5e · #8b8b63 · #655c9f · #2e2e18
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f1f0fb · #afaf5e · #8f8f81 · #55555c · #242416 · #010103
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.
#f1f0fc · #c8c7d5 · #9b9aa9 · #222032 · #03020e · #afaf5e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#f1f0ff · #afaf5e · #8c86be · #544a8b · #23184a · #040300
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f1f0ff · #afaf5e · #6f8fc1 · #6e417a · #04204c · #030006
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e2f5ff · #afaf5e · #5398b6 · #7e3a5f · #3f0a2a · #00040a
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#dbf9fa · #afaf5e · #469ea1 · #544a8b · #440811 · #02000c
#BABB75 · #C6C78B · #D2D3A0 · #DEDFB6 · #EAEBCB
#908F46 · #71712E · #555417 · #393800 · #1F1F00
#AEAE71 · #ACAD81 · #ABAC91
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.