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Recognised as Colour

#AF8A05

  • #AF8A05
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#AF8A05 is a yellow with RGB values 175, 138, 5 and HSL 47°, 94%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

#AF8A05#AF8A05
HEX#AF8A05
RGBrgb(175, 138, 5)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.5412, 0.0196
RGB percentages68.6%, 54.1%, 2%
HSLhsl(46.9, 94.4%, 35.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.9, 97.1%, 68.6%)
CMYK0%, 21.1%, 97.1%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,504,133
CSS custom property--colour: #AF8A05;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27302WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.46:1
Contrast with white3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.46:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#5075FA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9C8900no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#A59315no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Tritanopia#BF7C75no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 6.4Goldenrod · ΔE 13.8Olive · ΔE 19.2Peru · ΔE 23.7Sandy brown · ΔE 29.5Orange · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 6.4, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#052AAF
Analogous#AF3505, #7FAF05
Triadic#05AF8A, #8A05AF
Split complementary#057FAF, #3505AF
Tetradic#05AF35, #052AAF, #AF057F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCE285
Lighter +30%#FAD653
Lighter +20%#F9CA21
Lighter +10%#E1B106
Darker −10%#7D6304
Darker −20%#4C3C02
Darker −30%#1A1501
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#B48D00
Less saturated −25%#997D1C

Channel breakdown

R175
G138
B5
Red175 (68.6%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue5 (2%)
Hue46.94°
Saturation (HSL)94.44%
Lightness35.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AF · G 8A · B 05

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