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#AEAD93

Khaki · light warm yellow

About #AEAD93

#AEAD93 is a muted, light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 68% red, 68% green and 58% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 16% yellow and 32% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Khaki (ΔE 8.2); Greige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #9394AE — a dusty blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #AEAD93 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.20:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red174
Green173
Blue147

Closest named colours

Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 8.2
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 8.3
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 10.3

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

Text on #AEAD93

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on khaki #AEAD93.
2.28:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on khaki #AEAD93.
9.20:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AEAD93 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AEAD93
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B2AB91
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B3AC94
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B2A9A6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AEAD93?

#AEAD93 is a muted, light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 68% red, 68% green and 58% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 16% yellow and 32% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #AEAD93?

Use black text. Black on #AEAD93 has a contrast ratio of 9.20:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AEAD93?

Its complementary colour is #9394AE, and analogous partners are #AEA093 and #A2AE93.