#AF9C2E#AF9C2E
#AF9C2E is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.331; OKLCH L 69.0% C 0.127 H 99.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AF9C2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(175, 156, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 58%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 74%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.9%, 73.7%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.23, -5.17, 56.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.23, 56.99, 95.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.99% -0.0201 0.1254) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.99% 0.127 99.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.0623, 33.0896, 7.3877) |
| Luminance | 0.3309 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 3.42
Baby Poo
#AB9004
ΔE00 4.50
Baby Shit Brown
#AD900D
ΔE00 4.62
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 4.68
Yellow Brown
#B79400
ΔE00 5.32
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 5.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AF9C2E #2E41AF
analogous
#AF5B2E #AF9C2E #81AF2E
triadic
#AF9C2E #2EAF9C #9C2EAF
tetradic
#AF9C2E #2EAF5B #2E41AF #AF2E81
square
#AF9C2E #2EAF5B #2E41AF #AF2E81
split-complementary
#AF9C2E #2E81AF #5B2EAF
monochromatic
#4E4615 #7F7121 #AF9C2E #D0BC4B #DCCE7B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.76
#AF9C2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.62
#AF9C2E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AF9C2E
7.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AF9C2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AF9C2E | 1.00 | 2.76 | 7.62 | 7.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AB981B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B19F35
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD9086
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #af9c2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 156, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.0% 0.127 99.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cbb86f',
500: '#af9c2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #af9c2e; $custom-light: #cbb86f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#af9c2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 175,
"g": 156,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.163,
"s": 58.371,
"l": 43.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68993,
"c": 0.12697,
"h": 99.1
},
"luminance": 0.33088
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AF9C2E
secondary
#7480C5
accent
#5DE246
background
#FCFBF6
surface
#F9F6EC
border
#D2D0C7
text
#141108
muted
#82807B