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#AAA29A

Mushroom · light neutral

About #AAA29A

With the hex code #AAA29A, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 64% green and 60% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 9% yellow and 33% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Mushroom — a ΔE of 3.2 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #9AA2AA, 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 8.34:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red170
Green162
Blue154

Closest named colours

Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 3.2
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 5.3
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.9

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

Text on #AAA29A

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #AAA29A.
2.52:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #AAA29A.
8.34:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AAA29A appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AAA29A
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A5A29A
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A7A49A
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ADA0A0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AAA29A?

With the hex code #AAA29A, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 64% green and 60% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 9% yellow and 33% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #AAA29A?

Use black text. Black on #AAA29A has a contrast ratio of 8.34:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AAA29A?

Its complementary colour is #9AA2AA, and analogous partners are #AA9A9A and #AAAA9A.