#AFA522#AFA522
#AFA522 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 | #AFA522 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(175, 165, 34) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 67%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 81%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.7%, 80.6%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.63, -10.42, 62.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.63, 63.84, 99.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.88% -0.036 0.1363) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.88% 0.141 104.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.4245, 36.1410, 6.8337) |
| Luminance | 0.3614 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 2.86
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 3.29
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.03
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 5.69
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 5.95
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 6.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AFA522 #222CAF
analogous
#AF5E22 #AFA522 #72AF22
triadic
#AFA522 #22AFA5 #A522AF
tetradic
#AFA522 #22AF5E #222CAF #AF2272
square
#AFA522 #22AF5E #222CAF #AF2272
split-complementary
#AFA522 #2272AF #5E22AF
monochromatic
#49440E #7C7518 #AFA522 #D8CD36 #E2D969
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.55
#AFA522 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.23
#AFA522 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AFA522
8.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AFA522 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AFA522 | 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: #afa522; /* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 165, 34); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.9% 0.141 104.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cbbf6a',
500: '#afa522',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #afa522; $custom-light: #cbbf6a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#afa522",
"rgb": {
"r": 175,
"g": 165,
"b": 34
},
"hsl": {
"h": 55.745,
"s": 67.464,
"l": 40.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70875,
"c": 0.14098,
"h": 104.8
},
"luminance": 0.3614
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AFA522
secondary
#656CC8
accent
#4AEA3D
background
#FDFBF6
surface
#FAF6EC
border
#D3D0C7
text
#141207
muted
#83817A