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#AEAA92

Greige · light warm yellow

About #AEAA92

#AEAA92 is a light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 67% green and 57% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 16% yellow and 32% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Greige (ΔE 7.3), with Khaki the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #9296AE (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 8.96:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red174
Green170
Blue146

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 7.3
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 8.0
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 8.7

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

Text on #AEAA92

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #AEAA92.
2.34:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #AEAA92.
8.96:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AEAA92 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AEAA92
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AFA891
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B0AA93
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B3A6A3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AEAA92?

#AEAA92 is a light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 67% green and 57% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 16% yellow and 32% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #AEAA92?

Use black text. Black on #AEAA92 has a contrast ratio of 8.96:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AEAA92?

Its complementary colour is #9296AE, and analogous partners are #AE9C92 and #A4AE92.