Colour

#AFA88F

#AFA88F
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark grey

#AFA88F is a yellow with RGB values 175, 168, 143 and HSL 47°, 17%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#AFA88F#AFA88F

HEX#AFA88F

RGBrgb(175, 168, 143)

RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.6588, 0.5608

RGB percentages68.6%, 65.9%, 56.1%

HSLhsl(46.9, 16.7%, 62.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(46.9, 18.3%, 68.6%)

CMYK0%, 4%, 18.3%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,511,951

CSS custom property--colour: #AFA88F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39102WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness167.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.82:1

Contrast with white2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8

Inverted#505770

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#AEA78Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#B0A990no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#B4A4A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 14 Tan · ΔE 14 Silver · ΔE 16.5 Burlywood · ΔE 20.2 Gray · ΔE 20.7 Rosy brown · ΔE 20.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 13.95, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8F96AF

Analogous#AF988F, #A6AF8F

Triadic#8FAFA8, #A88FAF

Split complementary#8FA6AF, #988FAF

Tetradic#8FAF98, #8F96AF, #AF8FA6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EFEDE8

Lighter +20%#DAD6CB

Lighter +10%#C4BFAD

Darker −10%#9A9171

Darker −20%#7E765A

Darker −30%#605A45

Darker −40%#423E30

More saturated +25%#C7B577

Less saturated −25%#9F9F9F

Channel breakdown

R175

G168

B143

Red175 (68.6%)

Green168 (65.9%)

Blue143 (56.1%)

Hue46.87°

Saturation (HSL)16.67%

Lightness62.35%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AF · G A8 · B 8F

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