#AFAD8A#AFAD8A
#AFAD8A is a light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.408; OKLCH L 74.0% C 0.048 H 104.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AFAD8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(175, 173, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(57, 19%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(57, 21%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1.1%, 21.1%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.06, -5.18, 18.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.06, 19.01, 105.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.01% -0.0123 0.0467) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.01% 0.048 104.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.2100, 40.8366, 29.9619) |
| Luminance | 0.4084 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 3.27
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 3.77
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 6.03
Cement
#A5A391
ΔE00 6.26
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 6.49
Sage Green
#9CAF88
ΔE00 7.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AFAD8A #8A8CAF
analogous
#AF9B8A #AFAD8A #9FAF8A
triadic
#AFAD8A #8AAFAD #AD8AAF
tetradic
#AFAD8A #8AAF9B #8A8CAF #AF8A9F
square
#AFAD8A #8AAF9B #8A8CAF #AF8A9F
split-complementary
#AFAD8A #8A9FAF #9B8AAF
monochromatic
#716F4D #969366 #AFAD8A #C8C6AE #E1E0D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.29
#AFAD8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.17
#AFAD8A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AFAD8A
9.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AFAD8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AFAD8A | 1.00 | 2.29 | 9.17 | 9.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B3AA88
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4AC8B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B5A8A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #afad8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 173, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.0% 0.048 104.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c7c5ac',
500: '#afad8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #afad8a; $custom-light: #c7c5ac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#afad8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 175,
"g": 173,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 56.757,
"s": 18.782,
"l": 61.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74007,
"c": 0.04827,
"h": 104.8
},
"luminance": 0.40836
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AFAD8A
secondary
#C3C4D1
accent
#4D9D48
background
#FCFCFA
surface
#F8F8F4
border
#D1D1CE
text
#131210
muted
#82817F