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#AF9618 Color

#AF9618 is rgb(175, 150, 24) in RGB, hsl(50, 76%, 39%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 14%, 86%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Gold (#B29700), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.58. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AF9618
HEX#AF9618
RGBrgb(175, 150, 24)
HSLhsl(50, 76%, 39%)
HSVhsv(50, 86%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 14%, 86%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(67.6% 0.133 96.5)
LABlab(62.89% 0.88 61.84)
LCHlch(62.89% 61.85 89.18)

What #AF9618 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #AF9618, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#AF9618 Channel Values

How #AF9618 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 175 · G 150 · B 248-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 50° · S 76% · L 39%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 50° · S 86% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 14% · Y 86% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.92:1 vs white · 7.2:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AF9618 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AF9618 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AF9618

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AF9618; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #AF9618

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AF9618.

How #AF9618 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#AF9618
Protanopia#9B9B17
Protanomaly#A39917
Deuteranopia#9F9F11
Deuteranomaly#A69B14
Tritanopia#B68D8D
Tritanomaly#B39171
Achromatopsia#979797

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AF9618 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-af9618: #AF9618;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AF9618;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-af9618': '#AF9618' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.686, green: 0.588, blue: 0.094)
Android XML<color name="color_af9618">#AF9618</color>
SVG fillfill="#AF9618"

More Yellow Colors

#AF9618 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AF9618 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AF9618?

#AF9618 is a dark yellow — rgb(175, 150, 24) in RGB and hsl(50, 76%, 39%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Gold (#B29700), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.58.

What is the RGB value of #AF9618?

#AF9618 is rgb(175, 150, 24) — red 175, green 150, and blue 24 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AF9618?

#AF9618 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 14%, 86%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AF9618 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AF9618 scores 2.92:1 against white and 7.2:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AF9618 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AF9618 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkgoldenrod (#B8860B) at a CIE76 distance of 12.62, which is visibly different.

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