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#BAB39B

Khaki · light warm yellow

About #BAB39B

#BAB39B is a light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 70% green and 61% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 17% yellow and 27% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Khaki (ΔE 6.3), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #9BA2BA (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 — 10.01:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red186
Green179
Blue155

Closest named colours

Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 6.3
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 6.5
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.6

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

Text on #BAB39B

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on khaki #BAB39B.
2.10:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on khaki #BAB39B.
10.01:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BAB39B appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BAB39B
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B8B29A
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BAB49C
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BFAFAC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BAB39B?

#BAB39B is a light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 70% green and 61% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 17% yellow and 27% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #BAB39B?

Use black text. Black on #BAB39B has a contrast ratio of 10.01:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BAB39B?

Its complementary colour is #9BA2BA, and analogous partners are #BAA39B and #B2BA9B.