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Recognised as Colour

#AFA400

  • #AFA400
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Olive

#AFA400 is a yellow with RGB values 175, 164, 0 and HSL 56°, 100%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.

Colour values

#AFA400#AFA400
HEX#AFA400
RGBrgb(175, 164, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.6431, 0
RGB percentages68.6%, 64.3%, 0%
HSLhsl(56.2, 100%, 34.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(56.2, 100%, 68.6%)
CMYK0%, 6.3%, 100%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,510,784
CSS custom property--colour: #AFA400;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35665WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.13:1
Contrast with white2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#505BFF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B49E00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#B8A41Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Tritanopia#BD988Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olive · ΔE 19.1Goldenrod · ΔE 19.6Dark goldenrod · ΔE 22.5Olivedrab · ΔE 28.6Gold · ΔE 28.8Yellow green · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourOlive (#808000)ΔE 19.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#000BAF
Analogous#AF4C00, #63AF00
Triadic#00AFA4, #A400AF
Split complementary#0063AF, #4C00AF
Tetradic#00AF4C, #000BAF, #AF0063

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFF77C
Lighter +30%#FFF449
Lighter +20%#FFF016
Lighter +10%#E2D400
Darker −10%#7C7400
Darker −20%#494400
Darker −30%#161500
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#AFA400
Less saturated −25%#999116

Channel breakdown

R175
G164
B0
Red175 (68.6%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue56.23°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness34.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AF · G A4 · B 00

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