#AFAA2A#AFAA2A
#AFAA2A is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.380; OKLCH L 72.0% C 0.142 H 107.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AFAA2A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(175, 170, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(58, 61%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(58, 76%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.9%, 76%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.04, -12.72, 61.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.04, 63.06, 101.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.02% -0.0417 0.1352) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.02% 0.142 107.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.4732, 38.0317, 7.8204) |
| Luminance | 0.3803 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 2.65
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 2.89
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.68
Mustard Green
#A8B504
ΔE00 5.07
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 5.12
Puke Green
#9AAE07
ΔE00 5.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AFAA2A #2A2FAF
analogous
#AF672A #AFAA2A #72AF2A
triadic
#AFAA2A #2AAFAA #AA2AAF
tetradic
#AFAA2A #2AAF67 #2A2FAF #AF2A72
square
#AFAA2A #2AAF67 #2A2FAF #AF2A72
split-complementary
#AFAA2A #2A72AF #672AAF
monochromatic
#4C4A12 #7E7A1E #AFAA2A #D2CD44 #DEDA75
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.44
#AFAA2A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.61
#AFAA2A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AFAA2A
8.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AFAA2A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AFAA2A | 1.00 | 2.44 | 8.61 | 8.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9A30B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBA834
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BC9E92
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #afaa2a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 170, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.0% 0.142 107.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cbc36e',
500: '#afaa2a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #afaa2a; $custom-light: #cbc36e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#afaa2a",
"rgb": {
"r": 175,
"g": 170,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 57.744,
"s": 61.29,
"l": 42.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72016,
"c": 0.14154,
"h": 107.2
},
"luminance": 0.38031
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AFAA2A
secondary
#6F72C6
accent
#49E443
background
#FCFBF7
surface
#F9F7ED
border
#D2D0C8
text
#141208
muted
#82817B