#AFAD29#AFAD29
#AFAD29 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.392; OKLCH L 72.7% C 0.145 H 108.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AFAD29 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(175, 173, 41) |
| HSL | hsl(59, 62%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(59, 77%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1.1%, 76.6%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.87, -14.31, 62.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.87, 64.46, 102.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.67% -0.0463 0.1374) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.67% 0.145 108.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.0243, 39.1623, 7.9169) |
| Luminance | 0.3916 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 2.86
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 3.08
Mustard Green
#A8B504
ΔE00 4.07
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 4.80
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 5.10
Snot
#ACBB0D
ΔE00 5.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AFAD29 #292BAF
analogous
#AF6A29 #AFAD29 #6EAF29
triadic
#AFAD29 #29AFAD #AD29AF
tetradic
#AFAD29 #29AF6A #292BAF #AF296E
square
#AFAD29 #29AF6A #292BAF #AF296E
split-complementary
#AFAD29 #296EAF #6A29AF
monochromatic
#4C4B12 #7D7C1D #AFAD29 #D3D142 #DEDD74
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.38
#AFAD29 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.83
#AFAD29 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AFAD29
8.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AFAD29 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AFAD29 | 1.00 | 2.38 | 8.83 | 8.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCA605
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BEAA34
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BCA194
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #afad29; /* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 173, 41); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.7% 0.145 108.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cbc56e',
500: '#afad29',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #afad29; $custom-light: #cbc56e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#afad29",
"rgb": {
"r": 175,
"g": 173,
"b": 41
},
"hsl": {
"h": 59.104,
"s": 62.037,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72672,
"c": 0.14494,
"h": 108.6
},
"luminance": 0.39161
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AFAD29
secondary
#6E6FC6
accent
#45E543
background
#FCFCF7
surface
#F9F8ED
border
#D2D1C8
text
#141208
muted
#82817B