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#AAA88A

Khaki · light warm yellow

About #AAA88A

#AAA88A is a muted, light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 66% green and 54% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 19% yellow and 33% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Khaki (ΔE 8.2); Sage comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #8A8CAA — a slate gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #AAA88A for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 8.68:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red170
Green168
Blue138

Closest named colours

Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 8.2
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 9.6
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 10.8

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

Text on #AAA88A

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on khaki #AAA88A.
2.42:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on khaki #AAA88A.
8.68:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AAA88A appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AAA88A
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AEA688
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#AFA78B
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AFA4A0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AAA88A?

#AAA88A is a muted, light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 66% green and 54% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 19% yellow and 33% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #AAA88A?

Use black text. Black on #AAA88A has a contrast ratio of 8.68:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AAA88A?

Its complementary colour is #8A8CAA, and analogous partners are #AA988A and #9CAA8A.