Recognised as Colour
#AFA45F
- #AFA45F
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#AFA45F is a yellow with RGB values 175, 164, 95 and HSL 52°, 33%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#AFA45F#AFA45F
HEX#AFA45F
RGBrgb(175, 164, 95)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.6431, 0.3725
RGB percentages68.6%, 64.3%, 37.3%
HSLhsl(51.8, 33.3%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.8, 45.7%, 68.6%)
CMYK0%, 6.3%, 45.7%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,510,879
CSS custom property--colour: #AFA45F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36491WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.3:1
Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#505BA0
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5F6AAF
Analogous#AF7C5F, #92AF5F
Triadic#5FAFA4, #A45FAF
Split complementary#5F92AF, #7C5FAF
Tetradic#5FAF7C, #5F6AAF, #AF5F92
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R175
G164
B95
Red175 (68.6%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue95 (37.3%)
Hue51.75°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AF · G A4 · B 5F
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