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#ABA494

Mushroom · light warm orange

About #ABA494

With the hex code #ABA494, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 64% green and 58% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 13% 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 4.2 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #949BAB, 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 8.47:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red171
Green164
Blue148

Closest named colours

Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 4.2
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 5.0
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 10.8

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

Text on #ABA494

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #ABA494.
2.48:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #ABA494.
8.47:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ABA494 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ABA494
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A8A393
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#AAA594
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AFA19F

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ABA494?

With the hex code #ABA494, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 64% green and 58% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 13% yellow and 33% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ABA494?

Use black text. Black on #ABA494 has a contrast ratio of 8.47:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ABA494?

Its complementary colour is #949BAB, and analogous partners are #AB9994 and #A6AB94.