Recognised as Colour
#AFA211
- #AFA211
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Olive
#AFA211 is a yellow with RGB values 175, 162, 17 and HSL 55°, 82%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.
Colour values
#AFA211#AFA211
HEX#AFA211
RGBrgb(175, 162, 17)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.6353, 0.0667
RGB percentages68.6%, 63.5%, 6.7%
HSLhsl(55.1, 82.3%, 37.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(55.1, 90.3%, 68.6%)
CMYK0%, 7.4%, 90.3%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,510,289
CSS custom property--colour: #AFA211;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34995WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8:1
Contrast with white2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#505DEE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#111EAF
Analogous#AF5311, #6DAF11
Triadic#11AFA2, #A211AF
Split complementary#116DAF, #5311AF
Tetradic#11AF53, #111EAF, #AF116D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R175
G162
B17
Red175 (68.6%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue17 (6.7%)
Hue55.06°
Saturation (HSL)82.29%
Lightness37.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AF · G A2 · B 11
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