Colour
#AF9F00
- #AF9F00
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#AF9F00 is a yellow with RGB values 175, 159, 0 and HSL 55°, 100%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#AF9F00#AF9F00
HEX#AF9F00
RGBrgb(175, 159, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.6235, 0
RGB percentages68.6%, 62.4%, 0%
HSLhsl(54.5, 100%, 34.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(54.5, 100%, 68.6%)
CMYK0%, 9.1%, 100%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,509,504
CSS custom property--colour: #AF9F00;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3391WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.78:1
Contrast with white2.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#5060FF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0010AF
Analogous#AF4800, #67AF00
Triadic#00AF9F, #9F00AF
Split complementary#0067AF, #4800AF
Tetradic#00AF48, #0010AF, #AF0067
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R175
G159
B0
Red175 (68.6%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue54.51°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness34.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AF · G 9F · B 00
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