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#AAA283

Khaki · light warm yellow

About #AAA283

#AAA283 is a light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 64% green and 51% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 23% yellow and 33% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Khaki (ΔE 7.6), with Mushroom the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #838BAA (slate gray), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 8.21:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red170
Green162
Blue131

Closest named colours

Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 7.6
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 11.1
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 11.8

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

Text on #AAA283

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on khaki #AAA283.
2.56:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on khaki #AAA283.
8.21:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AAA283 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AAA283
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A9A081
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ABA384
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B09D99

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AAA283?

#AAA283 is a light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 64% green and 51% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 23% yellow and 33% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #AAA283?

Use black text. Black on #AAA283 has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AAA283?

Its complementary colour is #838BAA, and analogous partners are #AA8E83 and #9EAA83.