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#AEAD95

Greige · light warm yellow

About #AEAD95

#AEAD95 is a light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 68% green and 58% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 14% yellow and 32% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Greige (ΔE 7.4), with Khaki the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #9596AE (dusty blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.21:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red174
Green173
Blue149

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 7.4
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 8.6
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 9.5

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

Text on #AEAD95

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #AEAD95.
2.28:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #AEAD95.
9.21:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AEAD95 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AEAD95
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B2AB94
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B2AC96
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B2AAA6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AEAD95?

#AEAD95 is a light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 68% green and 58% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 14% yellow and 32% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #AEAD95?

Use black text. Black on #AEAD95 has a contrast ratio of 9.21:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AEAD95?

Its complementary colour is #9596AE, and analogous partners are #AEA195 and #A3AE95.