#AF8A0F

A dark, vivid yellow closely aligning with Darkgoldenrod.

About #AF8A0F

When working with digital screens, the color #AF8A0F is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Darkgoldenrod. Its digital footprint relies on 175 parts red, 138 parts green, and 15 parts blue light.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 21% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 46.1° hue, 84.2% saturation, and 37.3% lightness.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#AF8A0F
RGB175, 138, 15
HSL46.1°, 84.2%, 37.3%
CMYK0%, 21%, 91%, 31%
HSV46.1°, 91.4%, 68.6%
LAB59.3, 3.6, 61.6
XYZ26.9, 27.3, 4.3
Decimal11504143

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.25:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
6.47:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.10:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
5.50:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #AF8A0F; }
.text-color { color: #AF8A0F; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #AF8A0F; }

Similar Colors

Darkgoldenrod
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