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#AAA287

Khaki · light warm yellow

About #AAA287

#AAA287 is a muted, light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 64% green and 53% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 21% yellow and 33% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Khaki (ΔE 7.8); Mushroom comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #878FAA — a dusty blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #AAA287 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 8.23:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red170
Green162
Blue135

Closest named colours

Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 7.8
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 9.0
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 9.8

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

Text on #AAA287

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on khaki #AAA287.
2.55:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on khaki #AAA287.
8.23:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AAA287 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AAA287
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A8A185
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#AAA388
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B09E9A

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AAA287?

#AAA287 is a muted, light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 64% green and 53% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 21% yellow and 33% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #AAA287?

Use black text. Black on #AAA287 has a contrast ratio of 8.23:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AAA287?

Its complementary colour is #878FAA, and analogous partners are #AA9187 and #A1AA87.