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#ABA794

Greige · light warm yellow

About #ABA794

With the hex code #ABA794, this is a light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 65% green and 58% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 13% yellow and 33% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Greige — a ΔE of 5.6 — followed by Mushroom. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #9498AB, 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 8.69:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red171
Green167
Blue148

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 5.6
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 6.0
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 9.9

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

Text on #ABA794

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #ABA794.
2.42:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #ABA794.
8.69:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ABA794 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ABA794
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ABA693
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ACA795
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AFA4A2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ABA794?

With the hex code #ABA794, this is a light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 65% green and 58% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 13% yellow and 33% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ABA794?

Use black text. Black on #ABA794 has a contrast ratio of 8.69:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ABA794?

Its complementary colour is #9498AB, and analogous partners are #AB9C94 and #A3AB94.