Recognised as Colour

#AFAC4A

#AFAC4A
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark khaki

#AFAC4A is a yellow with RGB values 175, 172, 74 and HSL 58°, 41%, 49%. 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 khaki.

Colour values

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HEX#AFAC4A

RGBrgb(175, 172, 74)

RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.6745, 0.2902

RGB percentages68.6%, 67.5%, 29%

HSLhsl(58.2, 40.6%, 48.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(58.2, 57.7%, 68.6%)

CMYK0%, 1.7%, 57.7%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,512,906

CSS custom property--colour: #AFAC4A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39113WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness164.8 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#A6A6A6

Inverted#5053B5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B9A640no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#BBAA4Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original

Tritanopia#BBA297no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.9 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 khaki · ΔE 11.8 Olive · ΔE 18.4 Olivedrab · ΔE 21.6 Khaki · ΔE 22.2 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 27.1 Goldenrod · ΔE 28

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 11.78, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4A4DAF

Analogous#AF7A4A, #7FAF4A

Triadic#4AAFAC, #AC4AAF

Split complementary#4A7FAF, #7A4AAF

Tetradic#4AAF7A, #4A4DAF, #AF4A7F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EEEDD7

Lighter +30%#DFDEB3

Lighter +20%#D0CE8F

Lighter +10%#C1BE6B

Darker −10%#8B893B

Darker −20%#67662C

Darker −30%#43421D

Darker −40%#201F0D

More saturated +25%#CEC92B

Less saturated −25%#908F69

Channel breakdown

R175

G172

B74

Red175 (68.6%)

Green172 (67.5%)

Blue74 (29%)

Hue58.22°

Saturation (HSL)40.56%

Lightness48.82%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AF · G AC · B 4A

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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