#AFA15E#AFA15E
#AFA15E is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.354; OKLCH L 70.6% C 0.089 H 97.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AFA15E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(175, 161, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 34%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 46%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8%, 46.3%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.07, -4.30, 36.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.07, 36.84, 96.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.6% -0.0121 0.0882) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.6% 0.089 97.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.4453, 35.4130, 15.7138) |
| Luminance | 0.3541 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 3.31
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.61
Dark Khaki
#9B8F55
ΔE00 6.04
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 6.47
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 6.57
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 6.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AFA15E #5E6CAF
analogous
#AF795E #AFA15E #94AF5E
triadic
#AFA15E #5EAFA1 #A15EAF
tetradic
#AFA15E #5EAF79 #5E6CAF #AF5E94
square
#AFA15E #5EAF79 #5E6CAF #AF5E94
split-complementary
#AFA15E #5E94AF #795EAF
monochromatic
#625931 #8B7F45 #AFA15E #C3B987 #D8D1B0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.60
#AFA15E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.08
#AFA15E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AFA15E
8.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AFA15E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AFA15E | 1.00 | 2.60 | 8.08 | 8.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AD9E59
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B1A361
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BA9891
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #afa15e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 161, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.6% 0.089 97.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c8bc8d',
500: '#afa15e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #afa15e; $custom-light: #c8bc8d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#afa15e",
"rgb": {
"r": 175,
"g": 161,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.63,
"s": 33.61,
"l": 52.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70602,
"c": 0.089,
"h": 97.8
},
"luminance": 0.35412
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AFA15E
secondary
#A3A9C6
accent
#71CA5E
background
#FCFBF8
surface
#F8F6F0
border
#D1D0CB
text
#13120C
muted
#82817D