#AF9C31#AF9C31
#AF9C31 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.331; OKLCH L 69.0% C 0.125 H 98.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AF9C31 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(175, 156, 49) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 56%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 72%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.9%, 72%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.25, -5.02, 55.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.25, 55.85, 95.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.02% -0.0194 0.1235) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.02% 0.125 98.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.1235, 33.1141, 7.7101) |
| Luminance | 0.3311 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 3.64
Baby Poo
#AB9004
ΔE00 4.63
Baby Shit Brown
#AD900D
ΔE00 4.72
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 4.78
Yellow Brown
#B79400
ΔE00 5.44
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 5.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AF9C31 #3144AF
analogous
#AF5D31 #AF9C31 #83AF31
triadic
#AF9C31 #31AF9C #9C31AF
tetradic
#AF9C31 #31AF5D #3144AF #AF3183
square
#AF9C31 #31AF5D #3144AF #AF3183
split-complementary
#AF9C31 #3183AF #5D31AF
monochromatic
#4F4716 #7F7124 #AF9C31 #CEBB4F #DBCD7F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.75
#AF9C31 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.62
#AF9C31 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AF9C31
7.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AF9C31 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AF9C31 | 1.00 | 2.75 | 7.62 | 7.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.75 | 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)
#AB9820
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B09F38
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD9087
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #af9c31; /* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 156, 49); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.0% 0.125 98.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cab870',
500: '#af9c31',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #af9c31; $custom-light: #cab870; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#af9c31",
"rgb": {
"r": 175,
"g": 156,
"b": 49
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.952,
"s": 56.25,
"l": 43.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69015,
"c": 0.12504,
"h": 98.9
},
"luminance": 0.33113
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AF9C31
secondary
#7883C4
accent
#5FE048
background
#FCFBF7
surface
#F9F6ED
border
#D2D0C8
text
#141108
muted
#82807B