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#AAAE7A

Matcha · light warm yellow

About #AAAE7A

#AAAE7A is a light, moderately saturated yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 68% green and 48% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 32% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Matcha (ΔE 6.4), with Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #7E7AAE (steel blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.04:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red170
Green174
Blue122

Closest named colours

Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 6.4
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 9.3
Moss
#8A9A5B · ΔE 11.8

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

Text on #AAAE7A

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on matcha #AAAE7A.
2.32:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on matcha #AAAE7A.
9.04:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AAAE7A appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AAAE7A
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B6A976
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B6AB7C
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B1A8A0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AAAE7A?

#AAAE7A is a light, moderately saturated yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 68% green and 48% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 32% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #AAAE7A?

Use black text. Black on #AAAE7A has a contrast ratio of 9.04:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AAAE7A?

Its complementary colour is #7E7AAE, and analogous partners are #AE987A and #90AE7A.