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#AAAF96

Greige · light warm green

About #AAAF96

With the hex code #AAAF96, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 69% green and 59% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 31% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Greige — a ΔE of 9.0 — followed by Light Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #9B96AF, a dusty blue shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.28:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red170
Green175
Blue150

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 9.0
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.1
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 9.5

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

Text on #AAAF96

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #AAAF96.
2.26:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #AAAF96.
9.28:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AAAF96 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AAAF96
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B3AC95
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B2AD97
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ADACA8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AAAF96?

With the hex code #AAAF96, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 69% green and 59% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 31% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #AAAF96?

Use black text. Black on #AAAF96 has a contrast ratio of 9.28:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AAAF96?

Its complementary colour is #9B96AF, and analogous partners are #AFA896 and #9DAF96.