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Recognised as Colour

#AF9816

  • #AF9816
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#AF9816 is a yellow with RGB values 175, 152, 22 and HSL 51°, 78%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

#AF9816#AF9816
HEX#AF9816
RGBrgb(175, 152, 22)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.5961, 0.0863
RGB percentages68.6%, 59.6%, 8.6%
HSLhsl(51, 77.7%, 38.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51, 87.4%, 68.6%)
CMYK0%, 13.1%, 87.4%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,507,734
CSS custom property--colour: #AF9816;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31628WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.33:1
Contrast with white2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#5067E9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A89400no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Deuteranopia#AE9C22no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Tritanopia#BE8B82no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 14.2Goldenrod · ΔE 15.7Olive · ΔE 15.8Dark khaki · ΔE 26.4Olivedrab · ΔE 29Peru · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 14.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#162DAF
Analogous#AF4C16, #79AF16
Triadic#16AF98, #9816AF
Split complementary#167AAF, #4C16AF
Tetradic#16AF4C, #162DAF, #AF1679

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3E69E
Lighter +30%#EDDA71
Lighter +20%#E7CF44
Lighter +10%#DCBF1C
Darker −10%#827110
Darker −20%#54490B
Darker −30%#272205
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#C5A700
Less saturated −25%#96872F

Channel breakdown

R175
G152
B22
Red175 (68.6%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue22 (8.6%)
Hue50.98°
Saturation (HSL)77.66%
Lightness38.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AF · G 98 · B 16

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