#AFA521#AFA521
#AFA521 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.361; OKLCH L 70.9% C 0.141 H 104.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AFA521 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(175, 165, 33) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 68%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 81%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.7%, 81.1%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.62, -10.45, 63.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.62, 64.12, 99.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.87% -0.0362 0.1367) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.87% 0.141 104.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.4103, 36.1353, 6.7588) |
| Luminance | 0.3613 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 2.83
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 3.28
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.00
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 5.66
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 5.94
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 6.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AFA521 #212BAF
analogous
#AF5E21 #AFA521 #72AF21
triadic
#AFA521 #21AFA5 #A521AF
tetradic
#AFA521 #21AF5E #212BAF #AF2172
square
#AFA521 #21AF5E #212BAF #AF2172
split-complementary
#AFA521 #2172AF #5E21AF
monochromatic
#48440E #7C7417 #AFA521 #D9CD34 #E3DA68
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.55
#AFA521 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.23
#AFA521 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AFA521
8.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AFA521 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AFA521 | 1.00 | 2.55 | 8.23 | 8.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B49F00
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8A52D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD998D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #afa521; /* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 165, 33); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.9% 0.141 104.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cbbf6a',
500: '#afa521',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #afa521; $custom-light: #cbbf6a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#afa521",
"rgb": {
"r": 175,
"g": 165,
"b": 33
},
"hsl": {
"h": 55.775,
"s": 68.269,
"l": 40.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7087,
"c": 0.14143,
"h": 104.8
},
"luminance": 0.36134
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AFA521
secondary
#646BC8
accent
#49EB3D
background
#FDFBF6
surface
#FAF6EC
border
#D3D0C7
text
#141207
muted
#83817A