#AFA23F#AFA23F
#AFA23F is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.353; OKLCH L 70.4% C 0.120 H 101.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AFA23F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(175, 162, 63) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 47%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 64%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.4%, 64%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.99, -7.41, 51.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.99, 52.09, 98.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.43% -0.0246 0.1173) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.43% 0.12 101.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.4980, 35.3148, 9.8589) |
| Luminance | 0.3531 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 5.36
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 5.57
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 5.91
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 6.09
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 6.27
Baby Poo
#AB9004
ΔE00 7.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AFA23F #3F4CAF
analogous
#AF6A3F #AFA23F #84AF3F
triadic
#AFA23F #3FAFA2 #A23FAF
tetradic
#AFA23F #3FAF6A #3F4CAF #AF3F84
square
#AFA23F #3FAF6A #3F4CAF #AF3F84
split-complementary
#AFA23F #3F84AF #6A3FAF
monochromatic
#554F1F #82782F #AFA23F #C7BC64 #D7CF91
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.60
#AFA23F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.06
#AFA23F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AFA23F
8.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AFA23F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AFA23F | 1.00 | 2.60 | 8.06 | 8.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B09D33
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4A344
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BC978D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #afa23f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 162, 63); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.4% 0.120 101.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cabd79',
500: '#afa23f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #afa23f; $custom-light: #cabd79; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#afa23f",
"rgb": {
"r": 175,
"g": 162,
"b": 63
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.036,
"s": 47.059,
"l": 46.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7043,
"c": 0.11985,
"h": 101.8
},
"luminance": 0.35314
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AFA23F
secondary
#878EC3
accent
#61D751
background
#FCFBF7
surface
#F9F6EE
border
#D2D0C9
text
#141209
muted
#82817B