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#AAA29D

Mushroom · light neutral

About #AAA29D

With the hex code #AAA29D, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 64% green and 62% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 8% yellow and 33% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Mushroom — a ΔE of 4.4 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #9DA5AA, a dusty blue shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 8.36:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red170
Green162
Blue157

Closest named colours

Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 4.4
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 6.1
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.3

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

Text on #AAA29D

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #AAA29D.
2.51:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #AAA29D.
8.36:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AAA29D appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AAA29D
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A4A29D
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A6A49D
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ADA1A1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AAA29D?

With the hex code #AAA29D, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 64% green and 62% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 8% yellow and 33% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #AAA29D?

Use black text. Black on #AAA29D has a contrast ratio of 8.36:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AAA29D?

Its complementary colour is #9DA5AA, and analogous partners are #AA9D9F and #AAA89D.