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#ABA694

Greige · light warm yellow

About #ABA694

#ABA694 is a muted, light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 65% green and 58% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 13% yellow and 33% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Greige (ΔE 5.3); Mushroom comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #9499AB — a dusty blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #ABA694 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 8.61:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red171
Green166
Blue148

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 5.3
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 5.4
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 10.2

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

Text on #ABA694

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #ABA694.
2.44:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #ABA694.
8.61:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ABA694 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ABA694
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AAA593
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ACA795
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AFA3A1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ABA694?

#ABA694 is a muted, light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 65% green and 58% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 13% yellow and 33% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #ABA694?

Use black text. Black on #ABA694 has a contrast ratio of 8.61:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ABA694?

Its complementary colour is #9499AB, and analogous partners are #AB9B94 and #A4AB94.