Colour

#AFA01D

#AFA01D
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Olive

#AFA01D is a yellow with RGB values 175, 160, 29 and HSL 54°, 72%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.

Colour values

#AFA01D#AFA01D

HEX#AFA01D

RGBrgb(175, 160, 29)

RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.6275, 0.1137

RGB percentages68.6%, 62.7%, 11.4%

HSLhsl(53.8, 71.6%, 40%)

HSV / HSBhsv(53.8, 83.4%, 68.6%)

CMYK0%, 8.6%, 83.4%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,509,789

CSS custom property--colour: #AFA01D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34344WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness155.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.87:1

Contrast with white2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A

Inverted#505FE2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B09B00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#B4A129no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Tritanopia#BD9489no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olive · ΔE 15.7 Goldenrod · ΔE 18.3 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 18.8 Dark khaki · ΔE 25.2 Olivedrab · ΔE 26.6 Khaki · ΔE 31

Nearest named CSS colourOlive (#808000)ΔE 15.68, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#1D2CAF

Analogous#AF571D, #75AF1D

Triadic#1DAFA0, #A01DAF

Split complementary#1D75AF, #571DAF

Tetradic#1DAF57, #1D2CAF, #AF1D75

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F1E9A8

Lighter +30%#E9DE7C

Lighter +20%#E2D350

Lighter +10%#DBC824

Darker −10%#837816

Darker −20%#58500F

Darker −30%#2C2807

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#C9B404

Less saturated −25%#968C37

Channel breakdown

R175

G160

B29

Red175 (68.6%)

Green160 (62.7%)

Blue29 (11.4%)

Hue53.84°

Saturation (HSL)71.57%

Lightness40%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AF · G A0 · B 1D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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