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#ABA49F

Mushroom · light neutral

About #ABA49F

#ABA49F is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 64% green and 62% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 7% yellow and 33% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Mushroom (ΔE 4.8); Greige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #9FA6AB — a dusty blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #ABA49F for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 8.54:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red171
Green164
Blue159

Closest named colours

Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 4.8
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 5.6
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.6

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

Text on #ABA49F

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #ABA49F.
2.46:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #ABA49F.
8.54:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ABA49F appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ABA49F
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A6A49F
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A8A69F
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AEA3A3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ABA49F?

#ABA49F is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 64% green and 62% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 7% yellow and 33% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #ABA49F?

Use black text. Black on #ABA49F has a contrast ratio of 8.54:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ABA49F?

Its complementary colour is #9FA6AB, and analogous partners are #AB9FA0 and #ABAA9F.