#AF9916

A dark, vivid yellow closely aligning with Darkgoldenrod.

About #AF9916

At its core, #AF9916 is a dark and vivid hue. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Darkgoldenrod. Its digital footprint relies on 175 parts red, 153 parts green, and 22 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 13% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. Because it is a dark color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#AF9916
RGB175, 153, 22
HSL51.4°, 77.7%, 38.6%
CMYK0%, 13%, 87%, 31%
HSV51.4°, 87.4%, 68.6%
LAB63.3, -4.4, 63.3
XYZ29.2, 32.0, 5.4
Decimal11507990

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: #AF9916; }
.text-color { color: #AF9916; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #AF9916; }

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Darkgoldenrod
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