#AFA93E#AFA93E
#AFA93E is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.378; OKLCH L 71.9% C 0.127 H 106.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AFA93E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(175, 169, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(57, 48%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(57, 65%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3.4%, 64.6%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.90, -11.16, 54.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.90, 55.16, 101.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.95% -0.0353 0.1224) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.95% 0.127 106.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.7378, 37.8388, 10.1356) |
| Luminance | 0.3784 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 4.01
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 4.28
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 5.95
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 6.15
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 6.35
Mustard Green
#A8B504
ΔE00 6.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AFA93E #3E44AF
analogous
#AF713E #AFA93E #7DAF3E
triadic
#AFA93E #3EAFA9 #A93EAF
tetradic
#AFA93E #3EAF71 #3E44AF #AF3E7D
square
#AFA93E #3EAF71 #3E44AF #AF3E7D
split-complementary
#AFA93E #3E7DAF #713EAF
monochromatic
#55521E #827D2E #AFA93E #C8C263 #D8D490
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.45
#AFA93E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.57
#AFA93E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AFA93E
8.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AFA93E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AFA93E | 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)
#B7A330
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B9A844
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BB9E93
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #afa93e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 169, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.9% 0.127 106.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cac279',
500: '#afa93e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #afa93e; $custom-light: #cac279; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#afa93e",
"rgb": {
"r": 175,
"g": 169,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 56.814,
"s": 47.679,
"l": 46.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71945,
"c": 0.12735,
"h": 106.1
},
"luminance": 0.37838
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AFA93E
secondary
#8689C3
accent
#58D751
background
#FCFBF7
surface
#F9F7EE
border
#D2D0C9
text
#141209
muted
#82817B