#AFB42F#AFB42F
#AFB42F is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.420; OKLCH L 74.3% C 0.149 H 111.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AFB42F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(175, 180, 47) |
| HSL | hsl(62, 59%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(62, 74%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(2.8%, 0%, 73.9%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.85, -17.61, 62.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.85, 65.13, 105.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.26% -0.055 0.1382) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.26% 0.149 111.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.5147, 41.9626, 8.9702) |
| Luminance | 0.4196 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Mustard Green
#A8B504
ΔE00 2.57
Snot
#ACBB0D
ΔE00 3.19
Puke Green
#9AAE07
ΔE00 4.25
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 4.62
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 4.63
Bile
#B5C306
ΔE00 4.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AFB42F #342FB4
analogous
#B4772F #AFB42F #6CB42F
triadic
#AFB42F #2FAFB4 #B42FAF
tetradic
#AFB42F #2FB477 #342FB4 #B42F6C
square
#AFB42F #2FB477 #342FB4 #B42F6C
split-complementary
#AFB42F #2F6CB4 #772FB4
monochromatic
#515316 #808322 #AFB42F #CCD14F #DADE80
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.24
#AFB42F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.39
#AFB42F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AFB42F
9.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AFB42F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AFB42F | 1.00 | 2.24 | 9.39 | 9.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C2AC13
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C3AF3A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BBA99B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #afb42f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 180, 47); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.3% 0.149 111.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#caca72',
500: '#afb42f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #afb42f; $custom-light: #caca72; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#afb42f",
"rgb": {
"r": 175,
"g": 180,
"b": 47
},
"hsl": {
"h": 62.256,
"s": 58.59,
"l": 44.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74262,
"c": 0.14868,
"h": 111.7
},
"luminance": 0.41962
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AFB42F
secondary
#7B78C7
accent
#46E24C
background
#FCFCF7
surface
#F9F8ED
border
#D2D1C8
text
#141308
muted
#82827B