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#ADA98E

Khaki · light warm yellow

About #ADA98E

#ADA98E is a light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 66% green and 56% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 18% yellow and 32% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Khaki (ΔE 7.5), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #8E92AD (dusty blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 8.84:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red173
Green169
Blue142

Closest named colours

Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 7.5
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 8.9
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 9.8

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

Text on #ADA98E

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on khaki #ADA98E.
2.37:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on khaki #ADA98E.
8.84:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ADA98E appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ADA98E
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AEA78C
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B0A98F
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B2A5A1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ADA98E?

#ADA98E is a light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 66% green and 56% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 18% yellow and 32% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #ADA98E?

Use black text. Black on #ADA98E has a contrast ratio of 8.84:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ADA98E?

Its complementary colour is #8E92AD, and analogous partners are #AD9A8E and #A2AD8E.