#AFA843#AFA843
#AFA843 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.375; OKLCH L 71.8% C 0.122 H 105.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AFA843 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(175, 168, 67) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 45%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 62%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4%, 61.7%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.67, -10.30, 51.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.67, 52.61, 101.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.77% -0.0323 0.118) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.77% 0.122 105.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.6961, 37.5256, 10.8300) |
| Luminance | 0.3752 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 4.58
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 4.93
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 5.45
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.98
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 6.40
Pea Soup Green
#94A617
ΔE00 7.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AFA843 #434AAF
analogous
#AF7243 #AFA843 #80AF43
triadic
#AFA843 #43AFA8 #A843AF
tetradic
#AFA843 #43AF72 #434AAF #AF4380
square
#AFA843 #43AF72 #434AAF #AF4380
split-complementary
#AFA843 #4380AF #7243AF
monochromatic
#565321 #837E32 #AFA843 #C6C069 #D7D296
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.47
#AFA843 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.50
#AFA843 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AFA843
8.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AFA843 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AFA843 | 1.00 | 2.47 | 8.50 | 8.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6A237
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8A749
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BB9D93
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #afa843; /* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 168, 67); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.8% 0.122 105.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cac17c',
500: '#afa843',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #afa843; $custom-light: #cac17c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#afa843",
"rgb": {
"r": 175,
"g": 168,
"b": 67
},
"hsl": {
"h": 56.111,
"s": 44.628,
"l": 47.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71774,
"c": 0.12231,
"h": 105.3
},
"luminance": 0.37524
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AFA843
secondary
#8B8FC2
accent
#5CD453
background
#FCFBF7
surface
#F9F7EE
border
#D2D0C9
text
#14120A
muted
#82817C