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#AA8D80

Mocha · light warm orange

About #AA8D80

#AA8D80 is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 55% green and 50% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 25% yellow and 33% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Mocha (ΔE 8.0), with Mushroom the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #809DAA (dusty blue), 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 6.83:1 (a WCAG AA pass).

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Red170
Green141
Blue128

Closest named colours

Mocha
#967969 · ΔE 8.0
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 9.6
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 10.2

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

Text on #AA8D80

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mocha #AA8D80.
3.07:1AA Large
Black heading text
Body copy set on mocha #AA8D80.
6.83:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AA8D80 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AA8D80
Protanopia (no red cones)
#94907F
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#9B9580
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B28989

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AA8D80?

#AA8D80 is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 55% green and 50% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 25% yellow and 33% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #AA8D80?

Use black text. Black on #AA8D80 has a contrast ratio of 6.83:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #AA8D80?

Its complementary colour is #809DAA, and analogous partners are #AA8088 and #AAA280.