Recognised as Colour
#AFA26A
- #AFA26A
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#AFA26A is a yellow with RGB values 175, 162, 106 and HSL 49°, 30%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#AFA26A#AFA26A
HEX#AFA26A
RGBrgb(175, 162, 106)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.6353, 0.4157
RGB percentages68.6%, 63.5%, 41.6%
HSLhsl(48.7, 30.1%, 55.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.7, 39.4%, 68.6%)
CMYK0%, 7.4%, 39.4%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,510,378
CSS custom property--colour: #AFA26A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35995WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.2:1
Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#505D95
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6A77AF
Analogous#AF7F6A, #9AAF6A
Triadic#6AAFA2, #A26AAF
Split complementary#6A9AAF, #7F6AAF
Tetradic#6AAF7F, #6A77AF, #AF6A9A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R175
G162
B106
Red175 (68.6%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue106 (41.6%)
Hue48.7°
Saturation (HSL)30.13%
Lightness55.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AF · G A2 · B 6A
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