#AFA96C#AFA96C
#AFA96C is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.386; OKLCH L 72.5% C 0.081 H 103.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AFA96C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(175, 169, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 30%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 38%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3.4%, 38.3%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.44, -7.05, 32.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.44, 33.02, 102.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.55% -0.0188 0.0791) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.55% 0.081 103.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.5745, 38.5735, 19.8086) |
| Luminance | 0.3857 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 1.89
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 4.67
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 5.46
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 7.51
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 7.71
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 7.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AFA96C #6C72AF
analogous
#AF876C #AFA96C #93AF6C
triadic
#AFA96C #6CAFA9 #A96CAF
tetradic
#AFA96C #6CAF87 #6C72AF #AF6C93
square
#AFA96C #6CAF87 #6C72AF #AF6C93
split-complementary
#AFA96C #6C93AF #876CAF
monochromatic
#686439 #908A4E #AFA96C #C5C094 #DAD7BB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.41
#AFA96C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.71
#AFA96C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AFA96C
8.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AFA96C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AFA96C | 1.00 | 2.41 | 8.71 | 8.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B3A567
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B5A86E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B8A19A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #afa96c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 169, 108); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.5% 0.081 103.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c8c297',
500: '#afa96c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #afa96c; $custom-light: #c8c297; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#afa96c",
"rgb": {
"r": 175,
"g": 169,
"b": 108
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.627,
"s": 29.515,
"l": 55.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72548,
"c": 0.08134,
"h": 103.4
},
"luminance": 0.38573
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AFA96C
secondary
#ADB0C9
accent
#6BC662
background
#FCFBF9
surface
#F8F7F2
border
#D1D0CC
text
#13120D
muted
#82817E