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#AEAA98

Greige · light warm gray

About #AEAA98

#AEAA98 is a light, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 67% green and 60% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 13% yellow and 32% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Greige (ΔE 4.5), with Mushroom the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #989CAE (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 9.00:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red174
Green170
Blue152

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 4.5
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 6.5
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 9.9

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

Text on #AEAA98

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #AEAA98.
2.33:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #AEAA98.
9.00:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AEAA98 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AEAA98
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AEA997
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#AFAA99
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B2A7A5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AEAA98?

#AEAA98 is a light, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 67% green and 60% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 13% yellow and 32% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #AEAA98?

Use black text. Black on #AEAA98 has a contrast ratio of 9.00:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AEAA98?

Its complementary colour is #989CAE, and analogous partners are #AE9F98 and #A7AE98.