#AFA142#AFA142
#AFA142 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.350; OKLCH L 70.2% C 0.116 H 101.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AFA142 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(175, 161, 66) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 45%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 62%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8%, 62.3%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.75, -6.68, 49.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.75, 50.40, 97.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.24% -0.0221 0.1143) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.24% 0.116 101) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.4087, 34.9983, 10.2541) |
| Luminance | 0.3500 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 5.65
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 5.93
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 6.10
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 6.17
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 6.73
Baby Poo
#AB9004
ΔE00 7.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AFA142 #4250AF
analogous
#AF6B42 #AFA142 #86AF42
triadic
#AFA142 #42AFA1 #A142AF
tetradic
#AFA142 #42AF6B #4250AF #AF4286
square
#AFA142 #42AF6B #4250AF #AF4286
split-complementary
#AFA142 #4286AF #6B42AF
monochromatic
#564F20 #837831 #AFA142 #C6BA68 #D7CE95
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#AFA142 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.00
#AFA142 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AFA142
8.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AFA142 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AFA142 | 1.00 | 2.63 | 8.00 | 8.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AF9C37
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B3A247
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BC968D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #afa142; /* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 161, 66); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.2% 0.116 101.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cabc7a',
500: '#afa142',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #afa142; $custom-light: #cabc7a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#afa142",
"rgb": {
"r": 175,
"g": 161,
"b": 66
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.294,
"s": 45.228,
"l": 47.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70243,
"c": 0.11645,
"h": 101
},
"luminance": 0.34997
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AFA142
secondary
#8A92C2
accent
#64D553
background
#FCFBF7
surface
#F9F6EE
border
#D2D0C9
text
#141209
muted
#82817B