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Recognised as Colour

#AFBC2C

  • #AFBC2C
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#AFBC2C is a yellow with RGB values 175, 188, 44 and HSL 65°, 62%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#AFBC2C#AFBC2C
HEX#AFBC2C
RGBrgb(175, 188, 44)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.7373, 0.1725
RGB percentages68.6%, 73.7%, 17.3%
HSLhsl(65.4, 62.1%, 45.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(65.4, 76.6%, 73.7%)
CMYK6.9%, 0%, 76.6%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,516,972
CSS custom property--colour: #AFBC2C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45262WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.05:1
Contrast with white2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#5043D3

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#CAB202no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#C9B539no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Tritanopia#BBB1A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 16.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#392CBC
Analogous#BC812C, #67BC2C
Triadic#2CAFBC, #BC2CAF
Split complementary#2C67BC, #812CBC
Tetradic#2CBC81, #392CBC, #BC2C67

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#EDF1C3
Lighter +30%#E0E79A
Lighter +20%#D4DE70
Lighter +10%#C7D447
Darker −10%#899322
Darker −20%#626919
Darker −30%#3C400F
Darker −40%#151705
More saturated +25%#C7D90F
Less saturated −25%#979F49

Channel breakdown

R175
G188
B44
Red175 (68.6%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue44 (17.3%)
Hue65.42°
Saturation (HSL)62.07%
Lightness45.49%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AF · G BC · B 2C

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