Recognised as Colour
#AFA950
- #AFA950
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#AFA950 is a yellow with RGB values 175, 169, 80 and HSL 56°, 37%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#AFA950#AFA950
HEX#AFA950
RGBrgb(175, 169, 80)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.6627, 0.3137
RGB percentages68.6%, 66.3%, 31.4%
HSLhsl(56.2, 37.3%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(56.2, 54.3%, 68.6%)
CMYK0%, 3.4%, 54.3%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,512,144
CSS custom property--colour: #AFA950;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38069WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.61:1
Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#5056AF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5056AF
Analogous#AF7A50, #86AF50
Triadic#50AFA9, #A950AF
Split complementary#5085AF, #7950AF
Tetradic#50AF7A, #5056AF, #AF5086
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R175
G169
B80
Red175 (68.6%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue80 (31.4%)
Hue56.21°
Saturation (HSL)37.25%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AF · G A9 · B 50
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