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#afa225 color: Martian

#afa225 is rgb(175, 162, 37) in RGB and oklch(70.235% 0.13695 103.095) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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54°
100%

70.2%
0.137
103°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Camel
  • yellow-600
  • Black 31%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.62:1Hard to read
Lc -56
Black text
8.02:1Readable · AA
Lc 53

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About #afa225

#afa225 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 70.2% lightness, 0.137 chroma and a hue of 103°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.62:1 contrast and black text 8.02:1, 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: #afa225 mixed with white

  1. afa225
  2. b7ab45
  3. beb55e
  4. c6be74
  5. cec789
  6. d6d19d
  7. dedab1
  8. e6e3c4
  9. eeedd8
  10. f7f6eb

Darker: #afa225 mixed with black

  1. afa225
  2. 988c1f
  3. 817719
  4. 6b6313
  5. 564f0d
  6. 413c08
  7. 2e2a04
  8. 1c1902
  9. 0b0a00
  10. 010100

Calmer: #afa225 with less saturation

  1. afa225
  2. ada23b
  3. aca24b
  4. aaa258
  5. a8a264
  6. a7a16f
  7. a5a17a
  8. a3a183
  9. a2a08d
  10. a0a096

Questions about #afa225

What color is #afa225?

#afa225 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Martian. In RGB it is rgb(175, 162, 37), in HSL hsl(54.35, 65.09%, 41.57%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.235% 0.13695 103.095).

What colors go well with #afa225?

The complementary color of #afa225 is #9492f1. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #d29028 and #7cb153. The triadic partners are #00b0dd and #d97ab5.

Is white or black text more readable on #afa225?

Black text reads better on #afa225: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and black gives 8.02:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #afa225 a warm or cool color?

#afa225 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 103 degrees, its lightness 70.2% and its chroma 0.137.