#AFAA2E#AFAA2E
#AFAA2E is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.381; OKLCH L 72.0% C 0.139 H 107.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AFAA2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(175, 170, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(58, 58%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(58, 74%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.9%, 73.7%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.07, -12.54, 60.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.07, 61.71, 101.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.04% -0.0409 0.1331) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.04% 0.139 107.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.5483, 38.0618, 8.2164) |
| Luminance | 0.3806 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 2.88
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 2.99
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.88
Mustard Green
#A8B504
ΔE00 5.21
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 5.33
Puke Green
#9AAE07
ΔE00 5.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AFAA2E #2E33AF
analogous
#AF692E #AFAA2E #74AF2E
triadic
#AFAA2E #2EAFAA #AA2EAF
tetradic
#AFAA2E #2EAF69 #2E33AF #AF2E74
square
#AFAA2E #2EAF69 #2E33AF #AF2E74
split-complementary
#AFAA2E #2E74AF #692EAF
monochromatic
#4E4C15 #7F7B21 #AFAA2E #D0CA4B #DCD97B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.44
#AFAA2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.61
#AFAA2E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AFAA2E
8.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AFAA2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AFAA2E | 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)
#B9A315
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBA837
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BC9F92
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #afaa2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 170, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.0% 0.139 107.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cac370',
500: '#afaa2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #afaa2e; $custom-light: #cac370; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#afaa2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 175,
"g": 170,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 57.674,
"s": 58.371,
"l": 43.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7204,
"c": 0.13927,
"h": 107.1
},
"luminance": 0.38061
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AFAA2E
secondary
#7477C5
accent
#4CE246
background
#FCFBF7
surface
#F9F7ED
border
#D2D0C8
text
#141208
muted
#82817B