#AAA090
Mushroom · light warm orange
About #AAA090
With the hex code #AAA090, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 63% green and 56% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 15% 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 3.4 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #909AAA, 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 8.14:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #AAA090?
With the hex code #AAA090, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 63% green and 56% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 15% yellow and 33% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #AAA090?
Use black text. Black on #AAA090 has a contrast ratio of 8.14:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #AAA090?
Its complementary colour is #909AAA, and analogous partners are #AA9390 and #A7AA90.