#9CA69A
Mushroom · light neutral
About #9CA69A
#9CA69A is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 61% red, 65% green and 60% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 35% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Mushroom (ΔE 7.5); Greige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #A49AA6 — a taupe tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #9CA69A for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 8.33:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #9CA69A?
#9CA69A is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 61% red, 65% green and 60% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 35% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #9CA69A?
Use black text. Black on #9CA69A has a contrast ratio of 8.33:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #9CA69A?
Its complementary colour is #A49AA6, and analogous partners are #A2A69A and #9AA69E.