#A8AF1F#A8AF1F
#A8AF1F is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.391; OKLCH L 72.5% C 0.153 H 112.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A8AF1F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(168, 175, 31) |
| HSL | hsl(63, 70%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(63, 82%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(4%, 0%, 82.3%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.81, -18.73, 65.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.81, 68.10, 105.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.47% -0.059 0.1414) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.47% 0.153 112.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.7268, 39.0845, 7.1688) |
| Luminance | 0.3908 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Mustard Green
#A8B504
ΔE00 2.22
Puke Green
#9AAE07
ΔE00 3.02
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 3.21
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 3.26
Snot
#ACBB0D
ΔE00 3.58
Barf Green
#94AC02
ΔE00 4.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A8AF1F #261FAF
analogous
#AF6E1F #A8AF1F #60AF1F
triadic
#A8AF1F #1FA8AF #AF1FA8
tetradic
#A8AF1F #1FAF6E #261FAF #AF1F60
square
#A8AF1F #1FAF6E #261FAF #AF1F60
split-complementary
#A8AF1F #1F60AF #6E1FAF
monochromatic
#44470D #767B16 #A8AF1F #D2DA31 #DEE465
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.38
#A8AF1F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.82
#A8AF1F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A8AF1F
8.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A8AF1F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A8AF1F | 1.00 | 2.38 | 8.82 | 8.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDA600
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BDA92E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B4A495
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a8af1f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 175, 31); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.5% 0.153 112.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6c66a',
500: '#a8af1f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a8af1f; $custom-light: #c6c66a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a8af1f",
"rgb": {
"r": 168,
"g": 175,
"b": 31
},
"hsl": {
"h": 62.917,
"s": 69.903,
"l": 40.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72474,
"c": 0.15324,
"h": 112.6
},
"luminance": 0.39084
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A8AF1F
secondary
#6661C9
accent
#3BED44
background
#FCFCF6
surface
#F9F8EC
border
#D2D1C7
text
#131307
muted
#82827A