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#AAA786

Khaki · light warm yellow

About #AAA786

With the hex code #AAA786, this is a light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 65% green and 53% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 21% yellow and 33% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Khaki — a ΔE of 8.1 — followed by Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #8689AA, 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 8.58:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red170
Green167
Blue134

Closest named colours

Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 8.1
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 9.3
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 12.3

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

Text on #AAA786

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on khaki #AAA786.
2.45:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on khaki #AAA786.
8.58:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AAA786 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AAA786
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ADA484
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#AEA687
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B0A29E

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AAA786?

With the hex code #AAA786, this is a light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 65% green and 53% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 21% yellow and 33% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #AAA786?

Use black text. Black on #AAA786 has a contrast ratio of 8.58:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AAA786?

Its complementary colour is #8689AA, and analogous partners are #AA9586 and #9BAA86.