#AFA879#AFA879
#AFA879 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.385; OKLCH L 72.6% C 0.064 H 100.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AFA879 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(175, 168, 121) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 25%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 31%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4%, 30.9%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.39, -4.90, 25.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.39, 25.72, 100.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.58% -0.0119 0.0632) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.58% 0.064 100.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.1333, 38.5005, 23.6660) |
| Luminance | 0.3850 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 4.59
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 4.82
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 4.89
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 5.12
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 5.66
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 7.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AFA879 #7980AF
analogous
#AF8D79 #AFA879 #9BAF79
triadic
#AFA879 #79AFA8 #A879AF
tetradic
#AFA879 #79AF8D #7980AF #AF799B
square
#AFA879 #79AF8D #7980AF #AF799B
split-complementary
#AFA879 #799BAF #8D79AF
monochromatic
#6D6741 #938B58 #AFA879 #C6C19F #DDDAC6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.41
#AFA879 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.70
#AFA879 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AFA879
8.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AFA879 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AFA879 | 1.00 | 2.41 | 8.70 | 8.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B1A576
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B3A87B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B7A29C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #afa879; /* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 168, 121); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.6% 0.064 100.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c7c1a0',
500: '#afa879',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #afa879; $custom-light: #c7c1a0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#afa879",
"rgb": {
"r": 175,
"g": 168,
"b": 121
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.222,
"s": 25.234,
"l": 58.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72577,
"c": 0.0643,
"h": 100.7
},
"luminance": 0.385
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AFA879
secondary
#B7BACD
accent
#72C266
background
#FCFBF9
surface
#F8F7F2
border
#D1D0CC
text
#13120E
muted
#82817E