#ABAE83
Sage · light warm yellow
About #ABAE83
#ABAE83 is a muted, light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 68% green and 51% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 32% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Sage (ΔE 6.8); Matcha comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #8683AE — a slate gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #ABAE83 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.11:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #ABAE83?
#ABAE83 is a muted, light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 68% green and 51% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 32% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #ABAE83?
Use black text. Black on #ABAE83 has a contrast ratio of 9.11:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #ABAE83?
Its complementary colour is #8683AE, and analogous partners are #AE9C83 and #95AE83.