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Colour

#AF9E00

  • #AF9E00
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#AF9E00 is a yellow with RGB values 175, 158, 0 and HSL 54°, 100%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#AF9E00#AF9E00
HEX#AF9E00
RGBrgb(175, 158, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.6196, 0
RGB percentages68.6%, 62%, 0%
HSLhsl(54.2, 100%, 34.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(54.2, 100%, 68.6%)
CMYK0%, 9.7%, 100%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,509,248
CSS custom property--colour: #AF9E00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33568WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.71:1
Contrast with white2.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#5061FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AE9900no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#B3A019no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Tritanopia#BE9186no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 17.1Olive · ΔE 17.8Dark goldenrod · ΔE 18.8Olivedrab · ΔE 29.4Dark khaki · ΔE 29.9Gold · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 17.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0011AF
Analogous#AF4700, #68AF00
Triadic#00AF9E, #9E00AF
Split complementary#0068AF, #4700AF
Tetradic#00AF47, #0011AF, #AF0068

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFF27C
Lighter +30%#FFED49
Lighter +20%#FFE816
Lighter +10%#E2CC00
Darker −10%#7C7000
Darker −20%#494200
Darker −30%#161400
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#AF9E00
Less saturated −25%#998C16

Channel breakdown

R175
G158
B0
Red175 (68.6%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue54.17°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness34.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AF · G 9E · B 00

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