#AFAF72#AFAF72
#AFAF72 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.410; OKLCH L 74.0% C 0.081 H 108.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AFAF72 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(175, 175, 114) |
| HSL | hsl(60, 28%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(60, 35%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0%, 34.9%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.17, -9.50, 31.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.17, 32.74, 106.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.95% -0.0254 0.0772) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.95% 0.081 108.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.0468, 40.9895, 21.9292) |
| Luminance | 0.4099 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 3.21
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 4.20
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 6.24
Tan Green
#A9BE70
ΔE00 6.56
Light Olive
#ACBF69
ΔE00 6.87
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 8.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AFAF72 #7272AF
analogous
#AF9172 #AFAF72 #91AF72
triadic
#AFAF72 #72AFAF #AF72AF
tetradic
#AFAF72 #72AF91 #7272AF #AF7291
square
#AFAF72 #72AF91 #7272AF #AF7291
split-complementary
#AFAF72 #7291AF #9172AF
monochromatic
#6A6A3C #919152 #AFAF72 #C5C599 #DBDBC0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.28
#AFAF72 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.20
#AFAF72 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AFAF72
9.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AFAF72 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AFAF72 | 1.00 | 2.28 | 9.20 | 9.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8AA6E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B9AD75
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B7A8A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #afaf72; /* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 175, 114); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.0% 0.081 108.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c8c69b',
500: '#afaf72',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #afaf72; $custom-light: #c8c69b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#afaf72",
"rgb": {
"r": 175,
"g": 175,
"b": 114
},
"hsl": {
"h": 60,
"s": 27.602,
"l": 56.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7395,
"c": 0.08132,
"h": 108.2
},
"luminance": 0.40989
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AFAF72
secondary
#B2B2CB
accent
#64C464
background
#FCFCF9
surface
#F8F8F2
border
#D1D1CC
text
#13130E
muted
#82827E