Recognised as Colour
#AF9C00
- #AF9C00
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#AF9C00 is a yellow with RGB values 175, 156, 0 and HSL 53°, 100%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#AF9C00#AF9C00
HEX#AF9C00
RGBrgb(175, 156, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.6118, 0
RGB percentages68.6%, 61.2%, 0%
HSLhsl(53.5, 100%, 34.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(53.5, 100%, 68.6%)
CMYK0%, 10.9%, 100%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,508,736
CSS custom property--colour: #AF9C00;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.32891WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.58:1
Contrast with white2.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#5063FF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0013AF
Analogous#AF4400, #6BAF00
Triadic#00AF9C, #9C00AF
Split complementary#006BAF, #4500AF
Tetradic#00AF44, #0013AF, #AF006A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R175
G156
B0
Red175 (68.6%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue53.49°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness34.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AF · G 9C · B 00
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