#AFA153#AFA153
#AFA153 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.352; OKLCH L 70.4% C 0.101 H 99.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AFA153 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(175, 161, 83) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 37%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 53%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8%, 52.6%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.93, -5.35, 42.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.93, 42.37, 97.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.44% -0.0163 0.0993) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.44% 0.101 99.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.9864, 35.2294, 13.2970) |
| Luminance | 0.3523 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 3.81
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 6.09
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 6.43
Dark Khaki
#9B8F55
ΔE00 6.75
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.90
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 7.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AFA153 #5361AF
analogous
#AF7353 #AFA153 #8FAF53
triadic
#AFA153 #53AFA1 #A153AF
tetradic
#AFA153 #53AF73 #5361AF #AF538F
square
#AFA153 #53AF73 #5361AF #AF538F
split-complementary
#AFA153 #538FAF #7353AF
monochromatic
#5D552B #867B3E #AFA153 #C2B87D #D6CFA7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.61
#AFA153 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.05
#AFA153 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AFA153
8.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AFA153 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AFA153 | 1.00 | 2.61 | 8.05 | 8.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AE9D4C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B2A356
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BB978F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #afa153; /* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 161, 83); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.4% 0.101 99.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c9bc85',
500: '#afa153',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #afa153; $custom-light: #c9bc85; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#afa153",
"rgb": {
"r": 175,
"g": 161,
"b": 83
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.87,
"s": 36.508,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70444,
"c": 0.10063,
"h": 99.3
},
"luminance": 0.35228
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AFA153
secondary
#9AA1C3
accent
#6DCD5B
background
#FCFBF8
surface
#F9F6EF
border
#D2D0CA
text
#13120B
muted
#82817C