Recognised as Colour
#AF900E
- #AF900E
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark goldenrod
#AF900E is a yellow with RGB values 175, 144, 14 and HSL 48°, 85%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.
Colour values
#AF900E#AF900E
HEX#AF900E
RGBrgb(175, 144, 14)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.5647, 0.0549
RGB percentages68.6%, 56.5%, 5.5%
HSLhsl(48.4, 85.2%, 37.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.4, 92%, 68.6%)
CMYK0%, 17.7%, 92%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,505,678
CSS custom property--colour: #AF900E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.29092WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.82:1
Contrast with white3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.82:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#506FF1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0E2DAF
Analogous#AF400E, #7DAF0E
Triadic#0EAF90, #900EAF
Split complementary#0E7EAF, #400EAF
Tetradic#0EAF40, #0E2DAF, #AF0E7D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R175
G144
B14
Red175 (68.6%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue14 (5.5%)
Hue48.45°
Saturation (HSL)85.19%
Lightness37.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AF · G 90 · B 0E
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