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#AA9682

Mushroom · light warm orange

About #AA9682

With the hex code #AA9682, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 59% green and 51% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 24% yellow and 33% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Mushroom — a ΔE of 7.3 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #8296AA, 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 7.39:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red170
Green150
Blue130

Closest named colours

Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 7.3
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 10.9
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 10.9

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

Text on #AA9682

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #AA9682.
2.84:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #AA9682.
7.39:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AA9682 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AA9682
Protanopia (no red cones)
#9D9781
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A29B82
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B19290

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AA9682?

With the hex code #AA9682, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 59% green and 51% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 24% yellow and 33% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #AA9682?

Use black text. Black on #AA9682 has a contrast ratio of 7.39:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AA9682?

Its complementary colour is #8296AA, and analogous partners are #AA8282 and #AAAA82.