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#ACA293

Mushroom · light warm orange

About #ACA293

#ACA293 is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 64% green and 58% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 15% yellow and 33% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Mushroom (ΔE 3.5), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #939DAC (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 — 8.34:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red172
Green162
Blue147

Closest named colours

Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 3.5
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 5.2
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 10.9

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

Text on #ACA293

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #ACA293.
2.52:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #ACA293.
8.34:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ACA293 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ACA293
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A6A292
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A9A493
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B19F9E

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ACA293?

#ACA293 is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 64% green and 58% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 15% yellow and 33% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #ACA293?

Use black text. Black on #ACA293 has a contrast ratio of 8.34:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ACA293?

Its complementary colour is #939DAC, and analogous partners are #AC9593 and #AAAC93.