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#ABA483

Khaki · light warm yellow

About #ABA483

#ABA483 is a light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 64% green and 51% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 23% yellow and 33% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Khaki (ΔE 7.4), with Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #838AAB (slate gray), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 8.37:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red171
Green164
Blue131

Closest named colours

Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 7.4
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 11.0
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 12.3

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

Text on #ABA483

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on khaki #ABA483.
2.51:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on khaki #ABA483.
8.37:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ABA483 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ABA483
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ABA281
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ADA584
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B19F9B

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ABA483?

#ABA483 is a light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 64% green and 51% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 23% yellow and 33% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #ABA483?

Use black text. Black on #ABA483 has a contrast ratio of 8.37:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ABA483?

Its complementary colour is #838AAB, and analogous partners are #AB9083 and #9EAB83.