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#ABA485

Khaki · light warm yellow

About #ABA485

With the hex code #ABA485, this is a light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 64% green and 52% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 22% yellow and 33% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Khaki — a ΔE of 7.3 — followed by Mushroom. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #858CAB, 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 — 8.38:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red171
Green164
Blue133

Closest named colours

Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 7.3
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 11.2
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 11.3

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

Text on #ABA485

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on khaki #ABA485.
2.51:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on khaki #ABA485.
8.38:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ABA485 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ABA485
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ABA283
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ADA586
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B19F9B

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ABA485?

With the hex code #ABA485, this is a light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 64% green and 52% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 22% yellow and 33% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ABA485?

Use black text. Black on #ABA485 has a contrast ratio of 8.38:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ABA485?

Its complementary colour is #858CAB, and analogous partners are #AB9185 and #9FAB85.