#9EA296
Mushroom · light neutral
About #9EA296
#9EA296 is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 62% red, 64% green and 59% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 36% 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 5.0); Greige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #9A96A2 — a taupe tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #9EA296 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 8.06:1 (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 #9EA296?
#9EA296 is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 62% red, 64% green and 59% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 36% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #9EA296?
Use black text. Black on #9EA296 has a contrast ratio of 8.06:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #9EA296?
Its complementary colour is #9A96A2, and analogous partners are #A2A096 and #98A296.