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#A8A692

Mushroom · light warm gray

About #A8A692

With the hex code #A8A692, this is a light gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 66% red, 65% green and 57% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 13% yellow and 34% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Mushroom — a ΔE of 6.4 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #9294A8, a dusty blue shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 8.53:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red168
Green166
Blue146

Closest named colours

Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 6.4
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 6.6
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 10.4

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

Text on #A8A692

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #A8A692.
2.46:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #A8A692.
8.53:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A8A692 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A8A692
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AAA491
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ABA693
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ACA3A0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A8A692?

With the hex code #A8A692, this is a light gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 66% red, 65% green and 57% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 13% yellow and 34% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #A8A692?

Use black text. Black on #A8A692 has a contrast ratio of 8.53:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A8A692?

Its complementary colour is #9294A8, and analogous partners are #A89B92 and #9FA892.