#AFA55B#AFA55B
#AFA55B is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.368; OKLCH L 71.4% C 0.096 H 101.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AFA55B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(175, 165, 91) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 34%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 48%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.7%, 48%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.11, -6.74, 39.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.11, 39.99, 99.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.41% -0.0194 0.0943) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.41% 0.096 101.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.0235, 36.7806, 15.2553) |
| Luminance | 0.3678 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 2.22
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.04
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 6.70
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 7.10
Dark Khaki
#9B8F55
ΔE00 7.32
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 7.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AFA55B #5B65AF
analogous
#AF7B5B #AFA55B #8FAF5B
triadic
#AFA55B #5BAFA5 #A55BAF
tetradic
#AFA55B #5BAF7B #5B65AF #AF5B8F
square
#AFA55B #5BAF7B #5B65AF #AF5B8F
split-complementary
#AFA55B #5B8FAF #7B5BAF
monochromatic
#615B2F #8A8143 #AFA55B #C3BC84 #D7D2AD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.51
#AFA55B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.36
#AFA55B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AFA55B
8.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AFA55B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AFA55B | 1.00 | 2.51 | 8.36 | 8.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B1A155
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4A55E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BA9C94
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #afa55b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 165, 91); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.4% 0.096 101.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c8bf8b',
500: '#afa55b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #afa55b; $custom-light: #c8bf8b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#afa55b",
"rgb": {
"r": 175,
"g": 165,
"b": 91
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.857,
"s": 34.426,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71415,
"c": 0.09625,
"h": 101.7
},
"luminance": 0.3678
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AFA55B
secondary
#A1A5C5
accent
#6ACB5D
background
#FCFBF8
surface
#F8F7F0
border
#D1D0CB
text
#13120C
muted
#82817D