#AFA93D#AFA93D
#AFA93D is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.378; OKLCH L 71.9% C 0.128 H 106.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AFA93D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(175, 169, 61) |
| HSL | hsl(57, 48%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(57, 65%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3.4%, 65.1%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.89, -11.22, 54.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.89, 55.58, 101.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.94% -0.0356 0.1231) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.94% 0.128 106.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.7106, 37.8279, 9.9924) |
| Luminance | 0.3783 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 3.92
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 4.18
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 5.87
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 6.26
Mustard Green
#A8B504
ΔE00 6.38
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 6.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AFA93D #3D43AF
analogous
#AF703D #AFA93D #7CAF3D
triadic
#AFA93D #3DAFA9 #A93DAF
tetradic
#AFA93D #3DAF70 #3D43AF #AF3D7C
square
#AFA93D #3DAF70 #3D43AF #AF3D7C
split-complementary
#AFA93D #3D7CAF #703DAF
monochromatic
#54511D #827D2D #AFA93D #C8C361 #D8D48F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.45
#AFA93D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.57
#AFA93D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AFA93D
8.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AFA93D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AFA93D | 1.00 | 2.45 | 8.57 | 8.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B7A32F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BAA844
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BB9E93
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #afa93d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 169, 61); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.9% 0.128 106.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cac278',
500: '#afa93d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #afa93d; $custom-light: #cac278; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#afa93d",
"rgb": {
"r": 175,
"g": 169,
"b": 61
},
"hsl": {
"h": 56.842,
"s": 48.305,
"l": 46.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71936,
"c": 0.12812,
"h": 106.1
},
"luminance": 0.37827
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AFA93D
secondary
#8588C3
accent
#57D850
background
#FCFBF7
surface
#F9F7EE
border
#D2D0C9
text
#141209
muted
#82817B