#AFAA4A#AFAA4A
#AFAA4A is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.384; OKLCH L 72.3% C 0.118 H 106.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AFAA4A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(175, 170, 74) |
| HSL | hsl(57, 41%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(57, 58%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.9%, 57.7%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.28, -10.84, 49.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.28, 50.27, 102.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.28% -0.0331 0.1136) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.28% 0.118 106.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.2910, 38.3589, 12.1276) |
| Luminance | 0.3836 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 4.74
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.11
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 5.21
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 5.66
Pea Soup Green
#94A617
ΔE00 7.12
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 7.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AFAA4A #4A4FAF
analogous
#AF784A #AFAA4A #82AF4A
triadic
#AFAA4A #4AAFAA #AA4AAF
tetradic
#AFAA4A #4AAF78 #4A4FAF #AF4A82
square
#AFAA4A #4AAF78 #4A4FAF #AF4A82
split-complementary
#AFAA4A #4A82AF #784AAF
monochromatic
#595626 #848038 #AFAA4A #C4C073 #D6D39E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.42
#AFAA4A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.67
#AFAA4A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AFAA4A
8.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AFAA4A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AFAA4A | 1.00 | 2.42 | 8.67 | 8.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B7A440
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B9A84F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BBA095
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #afaa4a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 170, 74); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.3% 0.118 106.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c9c380',
500: '#afaa4a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #afaa4a; $custom-light: #c9c380; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#afaa4a",
"rgb": {
"r": 175,
"g": 170,
"b": 74
},
"hsl": {
"h": 57.03,
"s": 40.562,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72284,
"c": 0.11829,
"h": 106.2
},
"luminance": 0.38358
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AFAA4A
secondary
#9295C2
accent
#5DD057
background
#FCFBF8
surface
#F9F7EF
border
#D2D0CA
text
#13120A
muted
#82817C