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Recognised as Colour

#AF991E

  • #AF991E
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#AF991E is a yellow with RGB values 175, 153, 30 and HSL 51°, 71%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

#AF991E#AF991E
HEX#AF991E
RGBrgb(175, 153, 30)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.6, 0.1176
RGB percentages68.6%, 60%, 11.8%
HSLhsl(50.9, 70.7%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.9, 82.9%, 68.6%)
CMYK0%, 12.6%, 82.9%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,507,998
CSS custom property--colour: #AF991E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3199WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.4:1
Contrast with white2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#5066E1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A99500no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#AF9D28no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Tritanopia#BD8D83no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 14.7Olive · ΔE 15.1Goldenrod · ΔE 16.5Dark khaki · ΔE 24.6Olivedrab · ΔE 28.1Peru · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 14.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1E34AF
Analogous#AF501E, #7DAF1E
Triadic#1EAF99, #991EAF
Split complementary#1E7DAF, #501EAF
Tetradic#1EAF50, #1E34AF, #AF1E7D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0E5A9
Lighter +30%#E9D87D
Lighter +20%#E1CC52
Lighter +10%#DABF26
Darker −10%#837317
Darker −20%#584D0F
Darker −30%#2C2708
Darker −40%#010100
More saturated +25%#C9AB04
Less saturated −25%#958738

Channel breakdown

R175
G153
B30
Red175 (68.6%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue30 (11.8%)
Hue50.9°
Saturation (HSL)70.73%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AF · G 99 · B 1E

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