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#BABB96

Khaki · light warm yellow

About #BABB96

#BABB96 is a light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 73% green and 59% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 27% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Khaki (ΔE 8.8), with Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #9796BB (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 10.64:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red186
Green187
Blue150

Closest named colours

Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 8.8
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 9.3
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.3

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

Text on #BABB96

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on khaki #BABB96.
1.97:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on khaki #BABB96.
10.64:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BABB96 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BABB96
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C1B894
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C2B997
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BFB6B1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BABB96?

#BABB96 is a light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 73% green and 59% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 27% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #BABB96?

Use black text. Black on #BABB96 has a contrast ratio of 10.64:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BABB96?

Its complementary colour is #9796BB, and analogous partners are #BBAA96 and #A8BB96.