#AFA15F#AFA15F
#AFA15F is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.354; OKLCH L 70.6% C 0.088 H 97.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AFA15F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(175, 161, 95) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 33%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 46%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8%, 45.7%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.08, -4.20, 36.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.08, 36.33, 96.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.62% -0.0117 0.0871) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.62% 0.088 97.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.4905, 35.4311, 15.9517) |
| Luminance | 0.3543 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 3.33
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.59
Dark Khaki
#9B8F55
ΔE00 6.00
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 6.45
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 6.51
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 6.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AFA15F #5F6DAF
analogous
#AF795F #AFA15F #95AF5F
triadic
#AFA15F #5FAFA1 #A15FAF
tetradic
#AFA15F #5FAF79 #5F6DAF #AF5F95
square
#AFA15F #5FAF79 #5F6DAF #AF5F95
split-complementary
#AFA15F #5F95AF #795FAF
monochromatic
#625A31 #8B7F46 #AFA15F #C3B988 #D8D1B1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.60
#AFA15F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.09
#AFA15F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AFA15F
8.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AFA15F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AFA15F | 1.00 | 2.60 | 8.09 | 8.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AD9E5A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B1A362
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BA9891
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #afa15f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 161, 95); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.6% 0.088 97.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c8bc8d',
500: '#afa15f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #afa15f; $custom-light: #c8bc8d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#afa15f",
"rgb": {
"r": 175,
"g": 161,
"b": 95
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.5,
"s": 33.333,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70618,
"c": 0.0879,
"h": 97.7
},
"luminance": 0.3543
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AFA15F
secondary
#A4AAC6
accent
#71C95E
background
#FCFBF8
surface
#F8F6F0
border
#D1D0CB
text
#13120C
muted
#82817D