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#afa137 color: Martian

#afa137 is rgb(175, 161, 55) in RGB and oklch(70.141% 0.12508 101.697) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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53°
100%

70.1%
0.125
102°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Camel
  • yellow-600
  • Black 31%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.63:1Hard to read
Lc -56
Black text
7.98:1Readable · AA
Lc 53

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About #afa137

#afa137 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 70.1% lightness, 0.125 chroma and a hue of 102°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.63:1 contrast and black text 7.98:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Martian (#aea132). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-600.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #afa137 mixed with white

  1. afa137
  2. b7aa50
  3. beb466
  4. c6bd7a
  5. cec78e
  6. d6d0a1
  7. ded9b4
  8. e6e3c7
  9. eeecd9
  10. f7f6ec

Darker: #afa137 mixed with black

  1. afa137
  2. 988b2e
  3. 817626
  4. 6b621e
  5. 564e16
  6. 413c0f
  7. 2e2a08
  8. 1c1903
  9. 0b0901
  10. 010100

Calmer: #afa137 with less saturation

  1. afa137
  2. ada147
  3. aca153
  4. aaa15f
  5. a8a169
  6. a6a173
  7. a5a07d
  8. a3a085
  9. a2a08e
  10. a09f96

Questions about #afa137

What color is #afa137?

#afa137 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Martian. In RGB it is rgb(175, 161, 55), in HSL hsl(53, 52.17%, 45.1%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.141% 0.12508 101.697).

What colors go well with #afa137?

The complementary color of #afa137 is #9294ea. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #cf913b and #82af59. The triadic partners are #1aafd6 and #d37eb5.

Is white or black text more readable on #afa137?

Black text reads better on #afa137: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and black gives 7.98:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #afa137 a warm or cool color?

#afa137 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 102 degrees, its lightness 70.1% and its chroma 0.125.