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#AAA180

Khaki · light warm yellow

About #AAA180

With the hex code #AAA180, this is a light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 63% green and 50% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 25% yellow and 33% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Khaki — a ΔE of 7.7 — followed by Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #8089AA, 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 8.12:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red170
Green161
Blue128

Closest named colours

Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 7.7
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 12.0
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 12.1

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

Text on #AAA180

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on khaki #AAA180.
2.59:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on khaki #AAA180.
8.12:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AAA180 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AAA180
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A89F7E
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ABA281
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B19C98

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AAA180?

With the hex code #AAA180, this is a light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 63% green and 50% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 25% yellow and 33% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #AAA180?

Use black text. Black on #AAA180 has a contrast ratio of 8.12:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AAA180?

Its complementary colour is #8089AA, and analogous partners are #AA8C80 and #9EAA80.