#AFA98B#AFA98B
#AFA98B is a light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.394; OKLCH L 73.2% C 0.042 H 97.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AFA98B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(175, 169, 139) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 18%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 21%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3.4%, 20.6%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.01, -2.89, 16.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.01, 16.54, 100.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.18% -0.0058 0.0417) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.18% 0.042 97.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.5272, 39.3546, 30.0931) |
| Luminance | 0.3935 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 0.66
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 1.41
Cement
#A5A391
ΔE00 4.62
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 4.72
Greyish
#A8A495
ΔE00 5.49
Greige
#B8AB98
ΔE00 6.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AFA98B #8B91AF
analogous
#AF978B #AFA98B #A3AF8B
triadic
#AFA98B #8BAFA9 #A98BAF
tetradic
#AFA98B #8BAF97 #8B91AF #AF8BA3
square
#AFA98B #8BAF97 #8B91AF #AF8BA3
split-complementary
#AFA98B #8BA3AF #978BAF
monochromatic
#716C4E #968E67 #AFA98B #C8C4AF #E1DFD3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.37
#AFA98B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.87
#AFA98B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AFA98B
8.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AFA98B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AFA98B | 1.00 | 2.37 | 8.87 | 8.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AFA789
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B1A98C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B5A5A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #afa98b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 169, 139); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.2% 0.042 97.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c7c2ad',
500: '#afa98b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #afa98b; $custom-light: #c7c2ad; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#afa98b",
"rgb": {
"r": 175,
"g": 169,
"b": 139
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50,
"s": 18.367,
"l": 61.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73181,
"c": 0.04213,
"h": 97.9
},
"luminance": 0.39354
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AFA98B
secondary
#C4C6D2
accent
#579D49
background
#FCFBFA
surface
#F8F7F4
border
#D1D0CE
text
#131210
muted
#82817F