#AAA28F
Mushroom · light warm orange
About #AAA28F
#AAA28F is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 64% green and 56% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 16% yellow and 33% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is very close to Mushroom (ΔE 5.0), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #8F97AA (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 — 8.27:1, 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 #AAA28F?
#AAA28F is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 64% green and 56% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 16% yellow and 33% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #AAA28F?
Use black text. Black on #AAA28F has a contrast ratio of 8.27:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #AAA28F?
Its complementary colour is #8F97AA, and analogous partners are #AA958F and #A5AA8F.