#AFAD41#AFAD41
#AFAD41 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.394; OKLCH L 72.9% C 0.129 H 108.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AFAD41 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(175, 173, 65) |
| HSL | hsl(59, 46%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(59, 63%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1.1%, 62.9%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.03, -13.04, 53.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.03, 55.48, 103.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.85% -0.0403 0.1226) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.85% 0.129 108.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.5780, 39.3837, 10.8331) |
| Luminance | 0.3938 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 4.27
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 4.61
Mustard Green
#A8B504
ΔE00 5.55
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.88
Puke Green
#9AAE07
ΔE00 6.05
Pea Soup Green
#94A617
ΔE00 6.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AFAD41 #4143AF
analogous
#AF7641 #AFAD41 #7AAF41
triadic
#AFAD41 #41AFAD #AD41AF
tetradic
#AFAD41 #41AF76 #4143AF #AF417A
square
#AFAD41 #41AF76 #4143AF #AF417A
split-complementary
#AFAD41 #417AAF #7641AF
monochromatic
#565520 #828130 #AFAD41 #C6C567 #D7D693
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.37
#AFAD41 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.88
#AFAD41 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AFAD41
8.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AFAD41 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AFAD41 | 1.00 | 2.37 | 8.88 | 8.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBA634
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BCAA48
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BBA296
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #afad41; /* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 173, 65); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.9% 0.129 108.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cac57b',
500: '#afad41',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #afad41; $custom-light: #cac57b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#afad41",
"rgb": {
"r": 175,
"g": 173,
"b": 65
},
"hsl": {
"h": 58.909,
"s": 45.833,
"l": 47.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72851,
"c": 0.12907,
"h": 108.2
},
"luminance": 0.39383
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AFAD41
secondary
#898AC2
accent
#55D552
background
#FCFCF7
surface
#F9F8EE
border
#D2D1C9
text
#14120A
muted
#82817C