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Recognised as Colour

#AF9E4C

  • #AF9E4C
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark khaki

#AF9E4C is a yellow with RGB values 175, 158, 76 and HSL 50°, 39%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#AF9E4C#AF9E4C
HEX#AF9E4C
RGBrgb(175, 158, 76)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.6196, 0.298
RGB percentages68.6%, 62%, 29.8%
HSLhsl(49.7, 39.4%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.7, 56.6%, 68.6%)
CMYK0%, 9.7%, 56.6%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,509,324
CSS custom property--colour: #AF9E4C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34089WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.82:1
Contrast with white2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#5061B3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AC9A44no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#B0A050no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Tritanopia#BB948Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 10.8Olive · ΔE 19.9Burlywood · ΔE 21.9Dark goldenrod · ΔE 23.9Tan · ΔE 24.2Khaki · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 10.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4C5DAF
Analogous#AF6C4C, #8FAF4C
Triadic#4CAF9E, #9E4CAF
Split complementary#4C8EAF, #6D4CAF
Tetradic#4CAF6D, #4C5DAF, #AF4C8E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEEBD9
Lighter +30%#DFD8B5
Lighter +20%#CFC592
Lighter +10%#C0B26E
Darker −10%#8B7E3D
Darker −20%#685E2D
Darker −30%#443E1E
Darker −40%#211E0E
More saturated +25%#CEB32D
Less saturated −25%#90896B

Channel breakdown

R175
G158
B76
Red175 (68.6%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue76 (29.8%)
Hue49.7°
Saturation (HSL)39.44%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AF · G 9E · B 4C

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