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#9FA28E

Mushroom · light warm gray

About #9FA28E

#9FA28E is a light, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 62% red, 64% green and 56% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 36% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Mushroom (ΔE 6.7), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #918EA2 (taupe), 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 8.03:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red159
Green162
Blue142

Closest named colours

Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 6.7
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 8.8
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 12.4

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

Text on #9FA28E

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #9FA28E.
2.61:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #9FA28E.
8.03:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #9FA28E appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#9FA28E
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A5A08D
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A5A08F
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A29F9C

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #9FA28E?

#9FA28E is a light, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 62% red, 64% green and 56% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 36% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #9FA28E?

Use black text. Black on #9FA28E has a contrast ratio of 8.03:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #9FA28E?

Its complementary colour is #918EA2, and analogous partners are #A29B8E and #95A28E.