#AFBE67

Closest named color: Light Olive (#ACBF69). oklch(77.1% 0.113 117.2), rgb(175, 190, 103).

Black text reads best on this color (10.38:1).

About this color

#AFBE67 is a medium-light, moderately saturated yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 77%, its chroma 0.113 and its hue 117°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Light Olive (#ACBF69), ΔE 0.004 away. Black text reads best on it, at 10.38:1.

Hue family	Yellows
Lightness	medium-light (77%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.113)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Light Olive (#ACBF69)
Black text	10.38:1
White text	2.02:1

Values

HEX	#AFBE67
RGB	rgb(175, 190, 103)
HSL	hsl(70, 40%, 57%)
OKLCH	oklch(77.1% 0.113 117.2)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #AFBE67	2.02:1	Fails	Lc -43.7	Non-text elements, placeholder text
Black text on #AFBE67	10.38:1	AAA	Lc 64.7	Content text, not long reading
#AFBE67 text on white	2.02:1	Fails	Lc 39.2	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#AFBE67 text on black	10.38:1	AAA	Lc -63.1	Content text, not long reading

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 300.

Step 50
50

#F4F7EC

oklch(97.1% 0.015 119.1)
Step 100
100

#E8EDD5

oklch(93.6% 0.032 116.6)
Step 200
200

#D6DFB0

oklch(88.5% 0.063 116.5)
Step 300
300 (this color)

#AFBE67

oklch(77.1% 0.113 117.2)
Step 400
400

#9AAD00

oklch(70.8% 0.164 117.3)
Step 500
500

#849400

oklch(63.2% 0.146 117.1)
Step 600
600

#6E7C00

oklch(55.5% 0.128 117.3)
Step 700
700

#5D6800

oklch(49.1% 0.113 116.8)
Step 800
800

#4B5500

oklch(42.6% 0.098 117.3)
Step 900
900

#3F4700

oklch(37.7% 0.087 116.8)
Step 950
950

#242A00

oklch(27% 0.063 117.7)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#AFBE67 with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#C8B660	0.038
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#C7B76B	0.039
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#B7B6A9	0.096
Achromatopsia (no color)	#B6B6B6	0.113