#AFA83A

A medium, moderate yellow closely aligning with Olive.

About #AFA83A

When working with digital screens, the color #AFA83A is rendered by mixing light. Its closest recognized web color is Olive. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(175, 168, 58).

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). The color uses 0% Cyan, 4% Magenta, 67% Yellow, and 31% Black. 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. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#AFA83A
RGB175, 168, 58
HSL56.4°, 50.2%, 45.7%
CMYK0%, 4%, 67%, 31%
HSV56.4°, 66.9%, 68.6%
LAB67.6, -10.9, 55.4
XYZ32.4, 37.4, 9.5
Decimal11511866

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.47:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
8.48:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.37:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
7.21:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #AFA83A; }
.text-color { color: #AFA83A; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #AFA83A; }

Similar Colors

Olive
#808000