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#A19C8A

Mushroom · light warm gray

About #A19C8A

#A19C8A is a muted, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 63% red, 61% green and 54% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 14% yellow and 37% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Mushroom (ΔE 4.0); Greige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #8A8FA1 — a slate gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #A19C8A for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 7.64:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red161
Green156
Blue138

Closest named colours

Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 4.0
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 8.4
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 12.3

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

Text on #A19C8A

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #A19C8A.
2.75:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #A19C8A.
7.64:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A19C8A appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A19C8A
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A09B89
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A29D8B
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A59997

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A19C8A?

#A19C8A is a muted, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 63% red, 61% green and 54% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 14% yellow and 37% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #A19C8A?

Use black text. Black on #A19C8A has a contrast ratio of 7.64:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A19C8A?

Its complementary colour is #8A8FA1, and analogous partners are #A1918A and #9AA18A.