Colour

#AFA57E

#AFA57E
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Tan

#AFA57E is a yellow with RGB values 175, 165, 126 and HSL 48°, 23%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

#AFA57E#AFA57E

HEX#AFA57E

RGBrgb(175, 165, 126)

RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.6471, 0.4941

RGB percentages68.6%, 64.7%, 49.4%

HSLhsl(47.8, 23.4%, 59%)

HSV / HSBhsv(47.8, 28%, 68.6%)

CMYK0%, 5.7%, 28%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,511,166

CSS custom property--colour: #AFA57E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37531WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness164.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.51:1

Contrast with white2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4

Inverted#505A81

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#ADA37Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Deuteranopia#B0A67Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#B79F9Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 10.9 Burlywood · ΔE 15.9 Dark khaki · ΔE 19.6 Dark grey · ΔE 21.8 Dark seagreen · ΔE 21.9 Wheat · ΔE 22.2

Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 10.95, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7E88AF

Analogous#AF8D7E, #A1AF7E

Triadic#7EAFA5, #A57EAF

Split complementary#7EA0AF, #8D7EAF

Tetradic#7EAF8C, #7E88AF, #AF7EA0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDFDFC

Lighter +30%#EAE7DC

Lighter +20%#D6D1BD

Lighter +10%#C3BB9D

Darker −10%#9A8E60

Darker −20%#7B714C

Darker −30%#5B5439

Darker −40%#3C3725

More saturated +25%#C9B464

Less saturated −25%#979797

Channel breakdown

R175

G165

B126

Red175 (68.6%)

Green165 (64.7%)

Blue126 (49.4%)

Hue47.76°

Saturation (HSL)23.44%

Lightness59.02%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AF · G A5 · B 7E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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