#AFA86E#AFA86E
#AFA86E is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.382; OKLCH L 72.4% C 0.078 H 102.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AFA86E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(175, 168, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 29%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 37%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4%, 37.1%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.20, -6.28, 30.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.20, 31.53, 101.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.37% -0.0165 0.0761) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.37% 0.078 102.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.4968, 38.2459, 20.3138) |
| Luminance | 0.3825 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 2.42
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 5.11
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.21
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 7.22
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 7.33
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 7.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AFA86E #6E75AF
analogous
#AF876E #AFA86E #95AF6E
triadic
#AFA86E #6EAFA8 #A86EAF
tetradic
#AFA86E #6EAF87 #6E75AF #AF6E95
square
#AFA86E #6EAF87 #6E75AF #AF6E95
split-complementary
#AFA86E #6E95AF #876EAF
monochromatic
#69643A #908950 #AFA86E #C5C095 #DBD7BD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.43
#AFA86E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.65
#AFA86E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AFA86E
8.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AFA86E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AFA86E | 1.00 | 2.43 | 8.65 | 8.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B2A46A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4A870
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B8A099
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #afa86e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 168, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.4% 0.078 102.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c8c198',
500: '#afa86e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #afa86e; $custom-light: #c8c198; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#afa86e",
"rgb": {
"r": 175,
"g": 168,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.538,
"s": 28.889,
"l": 55.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72368,
"c": 0.07783,
"h": 102.2
},
"luminance": 0.38245
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AFA86E
secondary
#AFB2CA
accent
#6DC563
background
#FCFBF9
surface
#F8F7F2
border
#D1D0CC
text
#13120E
muted
#82817E