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Recognised as Colour

#AFAA01

  • #AFAA01
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Olive

#AFAA01 is a yellow with RGB values 175, 170, 1 and HSL 58°, 99%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.

Colour values

#AFAA01#AFAA01
HEX#AFAA01
RGBrgb(175, 170, 1)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.6667, 0.0039
RGB percentages68.6%, 66.7%, 0.4%
HSLhsl(58.3, 98.9%, 34.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(58.3, 99.4%, 68.6%)
CMYK0%, 2.9%, 99.4%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,512,321
CSS custom property--colour: #AFAA01;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37866WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.57:1
Contrast with white2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#5055FE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BAA300no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#BCA81Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Tritanopia#BD9E90no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olive · ΔE 20.9Goldenrod · ΔE 22.4Yellow green · ΔE 26Dark goldenrod · ΔE 26.2Gold · ΔE 28.1Olivedrab · ΔE 28.4
Nearest named CSS colourOlive (#808000)ΔE 20.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0106AF
Analogous#AF5301, #5DAF01
Triadic#01AFAA, #AA01AF
Split complementary#015DAF, #5301AF
Tetradic#01AF53, #0106AF, #AF015D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFB7E
Lighter +30%#FEF94B
Lighter +20%#FEF718
Lighter +10%#E2DB01
Darker −10%#7C7901
Darker −20%#4A4700
Darker −30%#171600
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#B0AB00
Less saturated −25%#999517

Channel breakdown

R175
G170
B1
Red175 (68.6%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue1 (0.4%)
Hue58.28°
Saturation (HSL)98.86%
Lightness34.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AF · G AA · B 01

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