Colour

#AF962B

#AF962B
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#AF962B is a yellow with RGB values 175, 150, 43 and HSL 49°, 61%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

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HEX#AF962B

RGBrgb(175, 150, 43)

RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.5882, 0.1686

RGB percentages68.6%, 58.8%, 16.9%

HSLhsl(48.6, 60.6%, 42.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(48.6, 75.4%, 68.6%)

CMYK0%, 14.3%, 75.4%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,507,243

CSS custom property--colour: #AF962B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31101WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness150.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.22:1

Contrast with white2.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#949494

Inverted#5069D4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A69318no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#AC9B32no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original

Tritanopia#BD8A81no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.91:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 14 Olive · ΔE 15.3 Goldenrod · ΔE 18.3 Dark khaki · ΔE 21.2 Peru · ΔE 24.9 Olivedrab · ΔE 28.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 13.97, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#2B44AF

Analogous#AF542B, #86AF2B

Triadic#2BAF96, #962BAF

Split complementary#2B86AF, #542BAF

Tetradic#2BAF54, #2B44AF, #AF2B86

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#EEE4B8

Lighter +30%#E4D48F

Lighter +20%#DAC466

Lighter +10%#CFB43E

Darker −10%#867321

Darker −20%#5D5017

Darker −30%#342D0D

Darker −40%#0B0A03

More saturated +25%#CAA710

Less saturated −25%#948546

Channel breakdown

R175

G150

B43

Red175 (68.6%)

Green150 (58.8%)

Blue43 (16.9%)

Hue48.64°

Saturation (HSL)60.55%

Lightness42.75%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AF · G 96 · B 2B

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