#AFA55F#AFA55F
#AFA55F is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.368; OKLCH L 71.5% C 0.092 H 101.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AFA55F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(175, 165, 95) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 33%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 46%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.7%, 45.7%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.17, -6.34, 37.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.17, 37.97, 99.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.47% -0.0179 0.0901) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.47% 0.092 101.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.2007, 36.8515, 16.1884) |
| Luminance | 0.3685 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 1.93
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.07
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 6.56
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 6.57
Dark Khaki
#9B8F55
ΔE00 7.10
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 7.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AFA55F #5F69AF
analogous
#AF7D5F #AFA55F #91AF5F
triadic
#AFA55F #5FAFA5 #A55FAF
tetradic
#AFA55F #5FAF7D #5F69AF #AF5F91
square
#AFA55F #5FAF7D #5F69AF #AF5F91
split-complementary
#AFA55F #5F91AF #7D5FAF
monochromatic
#625C31 #8B8246 #AFA55F #C3BC88 #D8D3B1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.51
#AFA55F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.37
#AFA55F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AFA55F
8.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AFA55F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AFA55F | 1.00 | 2.51 | 8.37 | 8.37 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B1A159
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4A562
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BA9C94
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #afa55f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 165, 95); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.5% 0.092 101.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c8bf8e',
500: '#afa55f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #afa55f; $custom-light: #c8bf8e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#afa55f",
"rgb": {
"r": 175,
"g": 165,
"b": 95
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.5,
"s": 33.333,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71475,
"c": 0.09189,
"h": 101.2
},
"luminance": 0.3685
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AFA55F
secondary
#A4A8C6
accent
#6CC95E
background
#FCFBF8
surface
#F8F7F0
border
#D1D0CB
text
#13120C
muted
#82817D