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#ABA394

Mushroom · light warm orange

About #ABA394

#ABA394 is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 64% green and 58% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 13% yellow and 33% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Mushroom (ΔE 3.6); Greige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #949CAB — a dusty blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #ABA394 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 8.40:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red171
Green163
Blue148

Closest named colours

Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 3.6
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 4.9
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 11.1

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

Text on #ABA394

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #ABA394.
2.50:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #ABA394.
8.40:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ABA394 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ABA394
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A7A393
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A9A594
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AFA09F

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ABA394?

#ABA394 is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 64% green and 58% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 13% yellow and 33% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #ABA394?

Use black text. Black on #ABA394 has a contrast ratio of 8.40:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ABA394?

Its complementary colour is #949CAB, and analogous partners are #AB9894 and #A8AB94.