#AFA84A#AFA84A
#AFA84A is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.376; OKLCH L 71.8% C 0.116 H 105.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AFA84A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(175, 168, 74) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 41%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 58%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4%, 57.7%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.74, -9.80, 48.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.74, 49.45, 101.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.85% -0.0301 0.1123) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.85% 0.116 105) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.9189, 37.6147, 12.0036) |
| Luminance | 0.3761 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 4.52
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.34
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 5.38
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 5.81
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 7.17
Pea Soup Green
#94A617
ΔE00 7.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AFA84A #4A51AF
analogous
#AF764A #AFA84A #84AF4A
triadic
#AFA84A #4AAFA8 #A84AAF
tetradic
#AFA84A #4AAF76 #4A51AF #AF4A84
square
#AFA84A #4AAF76 #4A51AF #AF4A84
split-complementary
#AFA84A #4A84AF #764AAF
monochromatic
#595526 #847F38 #AFA84A #C4BE73 #D6D29E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.46
#AFA84A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.52
#AFA84A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AFA84A
8.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AFA84A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AFA84A | 1.00 | 2.46 | 8.52 | 8.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5A240
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8A74F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BB9E93
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #afa84a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 168, 74); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.8% 0.116 105.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c9c180',
500: '#afa84a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #afa84a; $custom-light: #c9c180; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#afa84a",
"rgb": {
"r": 175,
"g": 168,
"b": 74
},
"hsl": {
"h": 55.842,
"s": 40.562,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71848,
"c": 0.11622,
"h": 105
},
"luminance": 0.37614
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AFA84A
secondary
#9296C2
accent
#60D057
background
#FCFBF8
surface
#F9F7EF
border
#D2D0CA
text
#13120A
muted
#82817C