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#AAAA89

Sage · light warm yellow

About #AAAA89

With the hex code #AAAA89, this is a light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 67% green and 54% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 33% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Sage — a ΔE of 8.1 — followed by Khaki. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #8989AA, a slate gray shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 8.82:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red170
Green170
Blue137

Closest named colours

Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 8.1
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 8.6
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 12.3

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

Text on #AAAA89

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on sage #AAAA89.
2.38:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on sage #AAAA89.
8.82:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AAAA89 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AAAA89
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B0A787
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B0A98A
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AFA6A1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AAAA89?

With the hex code #AAAA89, this is a light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 67% green and 54% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 33% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #AAAA89?

Use black text. Black on #AAAA89 has a contrast ratio of 8.82:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AAAA89?

Its complementary colour is #8989AA, and analogous partners are #AA9A89 and #9AAA89.