#AF990F

A dark, vivid yellow closely aligning with Darkgoldenrod.

About #AF990F

When working with digital screens, the color #AF990F is rendered by mixing light. Its closest recognized web color is Darkgoldenrod. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(175, 153, 15).

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 13% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#AF990F
RGB175, 153, 15
HSL51.7°, 84.2%, 37.3%
CMYK0%, 13%, 91%, 31%
HSV51.7°, 91.4%, 68.6%
LAB63.3, -4.5, 64.7
XYZ29.2, 31.9, 5.1
Decimal11507983

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.84:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
7.39:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.72:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
6.28:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #AF990F; }
.text-color { color: #AF990F; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #AF990F; }

Similar Colors

Darkgoldenrod
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