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#ABA495

Mushroom · light warm gray

About #ABA495

#ABA495 is a light, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 64% green and 58% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 13% yellow and 33% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Mushroom (ΔE 3.9), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #959CAB (dusty blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 8.48:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red171
Green164
Blue149

Closest named colours

Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 3.9
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 4.7
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 11.2

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

Text on #ABA495

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #ABA495.
2.48:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #ABA495.
8.48:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ABA495 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ABA495
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A8A394
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#AAA595
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AFA1A0

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ABA495?

#ABA495 is a light, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 64% green and 58% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 13% yellow and 33% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #ABA495?

Use black text. Black on #ABA495 has a contrast ratio of 8.48:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ABA495?

Its complementary colour is #959CAB, and analogous partners are #AB9995 and #A7AB95.