Lucky Color
Lucky is a yellow color with hex code #AF9F1C. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with lucky, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Lucky Color Values
What Does Lucky Mean?
Lucky belongs to the yellow family of colors. Yellow is the brightest thing in daylight, which makes it impossible to ignore and easy to overdo. School buses and hazard tape exist to exploit that visibility. In artwork, small amounts of yellow energize a piece; large fields of it tire the eye surprisingly fast. Lucky sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Lucky is classified as a yellow (nearest centroid: deep greenish yellow, #9B9400).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Lucky
Lucky and #1D2EAF are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #AF551D and #77AF1D, which sit beside lucky on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair lucky with triadic partners #1DAF9E and #9E1DAF. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Lemon Ginger —
#AC9E22(Delta E 2) - Sahara —
#B7A214(Delta E 4) - Brown Yellow —
#B29705(Delta E 6) - Baby Poo —
#AB9004(Delta E 7) - Baby Shit Brown —
#AD900D(Delta E 8)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #AF9F1C; }
.background { background-color: #AF9F1C; }
.border { border: 2px solid #AF9F1C; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #AF9F1C40; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for lucky?
Lucky has the hex code #AF9F1C. In RGB notation it is rgb(175, 159, 28), in HSL it is hsl(53, 72%, 40%), and its OKLCH value is 0.695, 0.139, 101.7.
What does the color lucky mean?
Yellow-family colors like lucky carry distinct psychological associations. Lucky belongs to the yellow family of colors. Yellow is the brightest thing in daylight, which makes it impossible to ignore and easy to overdo. School buses and hazard tape exist to exploit that visibility. In artwork, small amounts of yellow energize a piece; large fields of it tire the eye surprisingly fast. Lucky sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
What colors go with lucky?
Lucky has three easy routes: its complement #1D2EAF for punch, its neighbors #AF551D and #77AF1D for something calmer, or triadic partners #1DAF9E and #9E1DAF when you want energy.
Is lucky a standard web color?
No — Lucky is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #AF9F1C or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make lucky lighter or darker?
To lighten lucky, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #F8F4D3 (lightest tint) to #1F1C05 (darkest shade).
About Lucky
Lucky is classified as a Yellow in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Yellow hue family. It has The color is recognized by Resene.
Use our Color Converter to convert #AF9F1C to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.