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Recognised as Colour

#AF9E16

  • #AF9E16
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Olive

#AF9E16 is a yellow with RGB values 175, 158, 22 and HSL 53°, 78%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.

Colour values

#AF9E16#AF9E16
HEX#AF9E16
RGBrgb(175, 158, 22)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.6196, 0.0863
RGB percentages68.6%, 62%, 8.6%
HSLhsl(53.3, 77.7%, 38.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(53.3, 87.4%, 68.6%)
CMYK0%, 9.7%, 87.4%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,509,270
CSS custom property--colour: #AF9E16;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33626WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.73:1
Contrast with white2.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#5061E9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AE9900no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#B3A024no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Tritanopia#BD9287no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.6 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 text7.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olive · ΔE 16.1Goldenrod · ΔE 17.3Dark goldenrod · ΔE 17.9Dark khaki · ΔE 26.6Olivedrab · ΔE 27.6Gold · ΔE 32.2
Nearest named CSS colourOlive (#808000)ΔE 16.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1627AF
Analogous#AF5116, #73AF16
Triadic#16AF9E, #9E16AF
Split complementary#1673AF, #5116AF
Tetradic#16AF52, #1627AF, #AF1674

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3E99E
Lighter +30%#EDDF71
Lighter +20%#E7D544
Lighter +10%#DCC71C
Darker −10%#827510
Darker −20%#544C0B
Darker −30%#272305
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#C5AF00
Less saturated −25%#968B2F

Channel breakdown

R175
G158
B22
Red175 (68.6%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue22 (8.6%)
Hue53.33°
Saturation (HSL)77.66%
Lightness38.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AF · G 9E · B 16

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