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#AEA892

Greige · light warm yellow

About #AEA892

#AEA892 is a muted, light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 68% red, 66% green and 57% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 16% yellow and 32% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Greige (ΔE 6.4); Mushroom comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #9298AE — a dusty blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #AEA892 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 8.82:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red174
Green168
Blue146

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 6.4
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 7.4
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 8.2

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

Text on #AEA892

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #AEA892.
2.38:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #AEA892.
8.82:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AEA892 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AEA892
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ADA791
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#AFA993
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B3A4A2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AEA892?

#AEA892 is a muted, light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 68% red, 66% green and 57% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 16% yellow and 32% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #AEA892?

Use black text. Black on #AEA892 has a contrast ratio of 8.82:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AEA892?

Its complementary colour is #9298AE, and analogous partners are #AE9A92 and #A6AE92.