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#AAA58E

Mushroom · light warm yellow

About #AAA58E

With the hex code #AAA58E, this is a light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 65% green and 56% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 16% 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 7.3 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #8E93AA, 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 8.48:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red170
Green165
Blue142

Closest named colours

Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 7.3
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 7.6
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 8.8

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

Text on #AAA58E

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #AAA58E.
2.48:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #AAA58E.
8.48:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AAA58E appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AAA58E
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AAA38D
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ABA58F
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AFA19E

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AAA58E?

With the hex code #AAA58E, this is a light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 65% green and 56% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 16% yellow and 33% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #AAA58E?

Use black text. Black on #AAA58E has a contrast ratio of 8.48:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AAA58E?

Its complementary colour is #8E93AA, and analogous partners are #AA978E and #A1AA8E.