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#ACAD8A

Sage · light warm yellow

About #ACAD8A

With the hex code #ACAD8A, this is a light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 68% green and 54% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 32% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Sage — a ΔE of 7.4 — followed by Khaki. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #8B8AAD, a slate gray shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.10:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red172
Green173
Blue138

Closest named colours

Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 7.4
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 8.8
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 12.0

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

Text on #ACAD8A

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on sage #ACAD8A.
2.31:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on sage #ACAD8A.
9.10:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ACAD8A appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ACAD8A
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B3AA88
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B3AB8B
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B1A8A3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ACAD8A?

With the hex code #ACAD8A, this is a light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 68% green and 54% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 32% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ACAD8A?

Use black text. Black on #ACAD8A has a contrast ratio of 9.10:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ACAD8A?

Its complementary colour is #8B8AAD, and analogous partners are #AD9D8A and #9BAD8A.