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#ABA392

Mushroom · light warm orange

About #ABA392

With the hex code #ABA392, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 64% green and 57% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 15% 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 4.3 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #929AAB, 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 8.39:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red171
Green163
Blue146

Closest named colours

Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 4.3
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 5.5
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 10.3

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

Text on #ABA392

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #ABA392.
2.50:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #ABA392.
8.39:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ABA392 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ABA392
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A7A291
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A9A592
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B0A09E

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ABA392?

With the hex code #ABA392, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 64% green and 57% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 15% yellow and 33% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ABA392?

Use black text. Black on #ABA392 has a contrast ratio of 8.39:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ABA392?

Its complementary colour is #929AAB, and analogous partners are #AB9792 and #A7AB92.