#AFA96E#AFA96E
#AFA96E is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.386; OKLCH L 72.6% C 0.079 H 103.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AFA96E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(175, 169, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 29%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 37%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3.4%, 37.1%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.47, -6.81, 31.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.47, 31.98, 102.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.58% -0.018 0.0769) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.58% 0.079 103.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.6821, 38.6165, 20.3756) |
| Luminance | 0.3862 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 2.24
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 4.91
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 5.26
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 7.45
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 7.59
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 7.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AFA96E #6E74AF
analogous
#AF886E #AFA96E #94AF6E
triadic
#AFA96E #6EAFA9 #A96EAF
tetradic
#AFA96E #6EAF88 #6E74AF #AF6E94
square
#AFA96E #6EAF88 #6E74AF #AF6E94
split-complementary
#AFA96E #6E94AF #886EAF
monochromatic
#69643A #908A50 #AFA96E #C5C095 #DBD8BD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.41
#AFA96E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.72
#AFA96E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AFA96E
8.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AFA96E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AFA96E | 1.00 | 2.41 | 8.72 | 8.72 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B3A56A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B5A970
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B8A19A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #afa96e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 169, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.6% 0.079 103.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c8c298',
500: '#afa96e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #afa96e; $custom-light: #c8c298; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#afa96e",
"rgb": {
"r": 175,
"g": 169,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.462,
"s": 28.889,
"l": 55.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72583,
"c": 0.07896,
"h": 103.2
},
"luminance": 0.38616
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AFA96E
secondary
#AFB1CA
accent
#6CC563
background
#FCFBF9
surface
#F8F7F2
border
#D1D0CC
text
#13120E
muted
#82817E