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#AFAA0D Color

#AFAA0D is rgb(175, 170, 13) in RGB, hsl(58, 86%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 3%, 93%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Citron (#9FA91F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.38. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AFAA0D
HEX#AFAA0D
RGBrgb(175, 170, 13)
HSLhsl(58, 86%, 37%)
HSVhsv(58, 93%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 3%, 93%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(71.9% 0.152 107.5)
LABlab(68.30% -9.32 67.92)
LCHlch(68.30% 68.56 97.81)

What #AFAA0D 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 #AFAA0D, 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.

#AFAA0D Channel Values

How #AFAA0D 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 170 · B 138-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 58° · S 86% · L 37%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 58° · S 93% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 3% · Y 93% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.45:1 vs white · 8.58:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AFAA0D 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 text2.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AFAA0D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AFAA0D; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #AFAA0D

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 #AFAA0D.

How #AFAA0D 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#AFAA0D
Protanopia#ABAB0D
Protanomaly#ADAB0D
Deuteranopia#ACAC0B
Deuteranomaly#ADAB0C
Tritanopia#B8A0A0
Tritanomaly#B4A47F
Achromatopsia#A6A6A6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AFAA0D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-afaa0d: #AFAA0D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AFAA0D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-afaa0d': '#AFAA0D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.686, green: 0.667, blue: 0.051)
Android XML<color name="color_afaa0d">#AFAA0D</color>
SVG fillfill="#AFAA0D"

More Yellow Colors

#AFAA0D sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AFAA0D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AFAA0D?

#AFAA0D is a dark yellow — rgb(175, 170, 13) in RGB and hsl(58, 86%, 37%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Citron (#9FA91F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.38.

What is the RGB value of #AFAA0D?

#AFAA0D is rgb(175, 170, 13) — red 175, green 170, and blue 13 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AFAA0D?

#AFAA0D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 3%, 93%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AFAA0D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AFAA0D scores 2.45:1 against white and 8.58:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AFAA0D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AFAA0D 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 olive (#808000) at a CIE76 distance of 20.06, which is visibly different.

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