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#AEB35F

Matcha · light warm yellow

About #AEB35F

#AEB35F is a light, moderately saturated yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 70% green and 37% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 47% yellow and 30% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Matcha (ΔE 14.5), with Moss the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #645FB3 (royal purple), 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 — 9.41:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red174
Green179
Blue95

Closest named colours

Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 14.5
Moss
#8A9A5B · ΔE 14.9
Pistachio
#93C572 · ΔE 18.4

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

Text on #AEB35F

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on matcha #AEB35F.
2.23:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on matcha #AEB35F.
9.41:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AEB35F appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AEB35F
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BEAC58
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BEAF63
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B7AA9F

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AEB35F?

#AEB35F is a light, moderately saturated yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 70% green and 37% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 47% yellow and 30% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #AEB35F?

Use black text. Black on #AEB35F has a contrast ratio of 9.41:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AEB35F?

Its complementary colour is #645FB3, and analogous partners are #B38E5F and #84B35F.