#AFA656#AFA656
#AFA656 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.371; OKLCH L 71.6% C 0.103 H 102.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AFA656 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(175, 166, 86) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 36%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 51%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.1%, 50.9%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.32, -7.74, 42.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.32, 42.90, 100.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.56% -0.0229 0.0999) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.56% 0.103 102.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.9961, 37.0594, 14.2174) |
| Luminance | 0.3706 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 2.72
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 4.88
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 7.23
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 7.34
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 7.59
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 7.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AFA656 #565FAF
analogous
#AF7956 #AFA656 #8BAF56
triadic
#AFA656 #56AFA6 #A656AF
tetradic
#AFA656 #56AF79 #565FAF #AF568B
square
#AFA656 #56AF79 #565FAF #AF568B
split-complementary
#AFA656 #568BAF #7956AF
monochromatic
#5E592D #888040 #AFA656 #C3BC80 #D6D2A9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.50
#AFA656 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.41
#AFA656 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AFA656
8.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AFA656 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AFA656 | 1.00 | 2.50 | 8.41 | 8.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B2A14F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B5A65A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BA9D93
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #afa656; /* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 166, 86); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.6% 0.103 102.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c9c088',
500: '#afa656',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #afa656; $custom-light: #c9c088; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#afa656",
"rgb": {
"r": 175,
"g": 166,
"b": 86
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.933,
"s": 35.743,
"l": 51.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71561,
"c": 0.10252,
"h": 102.9
},
"luminance": 0.37058
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AFA656
secondary
#9DA1C4
accent
#67CC5C
background
#FCFBF8
surface
#F8F7F0
border
#D1D0CB
text
#13120B
muted
#82817C