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#A69A89

Mushroom · light warm orange

About #A69A89

#A69A89 is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 65% red, 60% green and 54% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 17% yellow and 35% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Mushroom (ΔE 3.7), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #8995A6 (dusty blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 7.60:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red166
Green154
Blue137

Closest named colours

Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 3.7
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 8.4
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 11.6

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

Text on #A69A89

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #A69A89.
2.76:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #A69A89.
7.60:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A69A89 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A69A89
Protanopia (no red cones)
#9F9A88
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A29D89
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AB9795

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A69A89?

#A69A89 is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 65% red, 60% green and 54% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 17% yellow and 35% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #A69A89?

Use black text. Black on #A69A89 has a contrast ratio of 7.60:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A69A89?

Its complementary colour is #8995A6, and analogous partners are #A68B89 and #A4A689.