#AFA262#AFA262
#AFA262 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.358; OKLCH L 70.9% C 0.086 H 98.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AFA262 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(175, 162, 98) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 32%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 44%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.4%, 44%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.40, -4.43, 34.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.40, 35.19, 97.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.88% -0.0121 0.0847) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.88% 0.086 98.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.8049, 35.8376, 16.7422) |
| Luminance | 0.3584 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 3.03
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.79
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 6.07
Dark Khaki
#9B8F55
ΔE00 6.16
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 6.27
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 6.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AFA262 #626FAF
analogous
#AF7B62 #AFA262 #95AF62
triadic
#AFA262 #62AFA2 #A262AF
tetradic
#AFA262 #62AF7B #626FAF #AF6295
square
#AFA262 #62AF7B #626FAF #AF6295
split-complementary
#AFA262 #6295AF #7B62AF
monochromatic
#645C33 #8C8147 #AFA262 #C4BA8B #D8D2B3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.57
#AFA262 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.17
#AFA262 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AFA262
8.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AFA262 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AFA262 | 1.00 | 2.57 | 8.17 | 8.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AD9F5D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B1A465
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BA9992
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #afa262; /* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 162, 98); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.9% 0.086 98.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c8bd90',
500: '#afa262',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #afa262; $custom-light: #c8bd90; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#afa262",
"rgb": {
"r": 175,
"g": 162,
"b": 98
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.87,
"s": 32.489,
"l": 53.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70879,
"c": 0.08552,
"h": 98.1
},
"luminance": 0.35836
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AFA262
secondary
#A6ABC7
accent
#71C95F
background
#FCFBF8
surface
#F8F6F0
border
#D1D0CB
text
#13120C
muted
#82817D