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#AAA487

Khaki · light warm yellow

About #AAA487

#AAA487 is a light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 64% green and 53% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 21% yellow and 33% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Khaki (ΔE 7.7), with Mushroom the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #878DAA (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 — 8.37:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red170
Green164
Blue135

Closest named colours

Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 7.7
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 10.2
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 10.5

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

Text on #AAA487

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on khaki #AAA487.
2.51:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on khaki #AAA487.
8.37:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AAA487 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AAA487
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AAA285
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ACA488
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B0A09C

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AAA487?

#AAA487 is a light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 64% green and 53% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 21% yellow and 33% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #AAA487?

Use black text. Black on #AAA487 has a contrast ratio of 8.37:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AAA487?

Its complementary colour is #878DAA, and analogous partners are #AA9387 and #9EAA87.