#AFA541#AFA541
#AFA541 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.364; OKLCH L 71.1% C 0.121 H 103.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AFA541 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(175, 165, 65) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 46%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 63%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.7%, 62.9%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.83, -8.86, 51.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.83, 52.33, 99.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.1% -0.0285 0.1176) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.1% 0.121 103.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.0897, 36.4071, 10.3369) |
| Luminance | 0.3641 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 4.84
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 5.12
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 5.58
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 6.23
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 6.58
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 7.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AFA541 #414BAF
analogous
#AF6E41 #AFA541 #82AF41
triadic
#AFA541 #41AFA5 #A541AF
tetradic
#AFA541 #41AF6E #414BAF #AF4182
square
#AFA541 #41AF6E #414BAF #AF4182
split-complementary
#AFA541 #4182AF #6E41AF
monochromatic
#565120 #827B30 #AFA541 #C6BE67 #D7D193
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.54
#AFA541 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.28
#AFA541 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AFA541
8.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AFA541 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AFA541 | 1.00 | 2.54 | 8.28 | 8.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B3A035
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B6A547
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BC9A90
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #afa541; /* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 165, 65); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.1% 0.121 103.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cabf7a',
500: '#afa541',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #afa541; $custom-light: #cabf7a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#afa541",
"rgb": {
"r": 175,
"g": 165,
"b": 65
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.545,
"s": 45.833,
"l": 47.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.711,
"c": 0.12103,
"h": 103.6
},
"luminance": 0.36406
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AFA541
secondary
#898FC2
accent
#5ED552
background
#FCFBF7
surface
#F9F6EE
border
#D2D0C9
text
#141209
muted
#82817B