#AFA179#AFA179
#AFA179 is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.360; OKLCH L 71.1% C 0.057 H 91.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AFA179 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(175, 161, 121) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 25%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 31%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8%, 30.9%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.51, -1.14, 22.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.51, 22.75, 92.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.09% -0.001 0.0572) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.09% 0.057 91) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.8756, 35.9851, 23.2468) |
| Luminance | 0.3598 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 3.64
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 4.31
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 4.40
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 4.53
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 5.05
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 5.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AFA179 #7987AF
analogous
#AF8679 #AFA179 #A2AF79
triadic
#AFA179 #79AFA1 #A179AF
tetradic
#AFA179 #79AF86 #7987AF #AF79A2
square
#AFA179 #79AF86 #7987AF #AF79A2
split-complementary
#AFA179 #79A2AF #8679AF
monochromatic
#6D6141 #938458 #AFA179 #C6BC9F #DDD7C6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.56
#AFA179 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.20
#AFA179 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AFA179
8.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AFA179 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AFA179 | 1.00 | 2.56 | 8.20 | 8.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AA9F76
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AEA47A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B89B96
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #afa179; /* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 161, 121); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.1% 0.057 91.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c7bca0',
500: '#afa179',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #afa179; $custom-light: #c7bca0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#afa179",
"rgb": {
"r": 175,
"g": 161,
"b": 121
},
"hsl": {
"h": 44.444,
"s": 25.234,
"l": 58.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71093,
"c": 0.05717,
"h": 91
},
"luminance": 0.35984
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AFA179
secondary
#B7BDCD
accent
#7EC266
background
#FCFBF9
surface
#F8F6F2
border
#D1D0CC
text
#13120E
muted
#82817E