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#AAA38E

Mushroom · light warm orange

About #AAA38E

#AAA38E 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, 4% magenta, 16% yellow and 33% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Mushroom (ΔE 6.1), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #8E95AA (dusty blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful 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
Green163
Blue142

Closest named colours

Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 6.1
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 7.0
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 9.2

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

Text on #AAA38E

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #AAA38E.
2.52:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #AAA38E.
8.34:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AAA38E appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AAA38E
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A8A28D
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#AAA48F
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AFA09D

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AAA38E?

#AAA38E 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, 4% magenta, 16% yellow and 33% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #AAA38E?

Use black text. Black on #AAA38E has a contrast ratio of 8.34:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AAA38E?

Its complementary colour is #8E95AA, and analogous partners are #AA958E and #A3AA8E.