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#9FA182

Sage · light warm yellow

About #9FA182

With the hex code #9FA182, this is a light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 62% red, 63% green and 51% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 37% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Sage — a ΔE of 8.7 — followed by Khaki. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #8482A1, a slate gray shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 7.89:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red159
Green161
Blue130

Closest named colours

Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 8.7
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 11.2
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 11.6

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #9FA182

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on sage #9FA182.
2.66:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on sage #9FA182.
7.89:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #9FA182 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#9FA182
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A69E80
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A69F83
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A39D98

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #9FA182?

With the hex code #9FA182, this is a light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 62% red, 63% green and 51% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 37% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #9FA182?

Use black text. Black on #9FA182 has a contrast ratio of 7.89:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #9FA182?

Its complementary colour is #8482A1, and analogous partners are #A19382 and #90A182.