#AF9C4E#AF9C4E
#AF9C4E is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.334; OKLCH L 69.3% C 0.101 H 95.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AF9C4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(175, 156, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 38%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 55%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.9%, 55.4%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.52, -3.09, 42.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.52, 42.96, 94.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.31% -0.0104 0.1006) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.31% 0.101 95.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.9440, 33.4423, 12.0313) |
| Luminance | 0.3344 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.55
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 5.57
Dark Khaki
#9B8F55
ΔE00 6.09
Dark Sand
#A88F59
ΔE00 6.47
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.78
Dark Beige
#AC9362
ΔE00 6.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AF9C4E #4E61AF
analogous
#AF6B4E #AF9C4E #92AF4E
triadic
#AF9C4E #4EAF9C #9C4EAF
tetradic
#AF9C4E #4EAF6B #4E61AF #AF4E92
square
#AF9C4E #4EAF6B #4E61AF #AF4E92
split-complementary
#AF9C4E #4E92AF #6B4EAF
monochromatic
#5A5128 #85763B #AF9C4E #C3B478 #D6CBA2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.73
#AF9C4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.69
#AF9C4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AF9C4E
7.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AF9C4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AF9C4E | 1.00 | 2.73 | 7.69 | 7.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AA9947
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AF9F51
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BB928A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #af9c4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 156, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.3% 0.101 95.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c9b982',
500: '#af9c4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #af9c4e; $custom-light: #c9b982; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#af9c4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 175,
"g": 156,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.247,
"s": 38.34,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69309,
"c": 0.10113,
"h": 95.9
},
"luminance": 0.33441
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AF9C4E
secondary
#969FC3
accent
#70CE5A
background
#FCFBF8
surface
#F9F6EF
border
#D2D0CA
text
#13110A
muted
#82807C