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#ACA29D

Mushroom · light neutral

About #ACA29D

#ACA29D 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, 6% magenta, 9% 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 4.5); Greige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #9DA7AC — a dusty blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #ACA29D for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 8.41:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red172
Green162
Blue157

Closest named colours

Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 4.5
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 5.9
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.4

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

Text on #ACA29D

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #ACA29D.
2.50:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #ACA29D.
8.41:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ACA29D appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ACA29D
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A5A39D
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A7A59D
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AFA0A1

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ACA29D?

#ACA29D 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, 6% magenta, 9% 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 #ACA29D?

Use black text. Black on #ACA29D has a contrast ratio of 8.41:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ACA29D?

Its complementary colour is #9DA7AC, and analogous partners are #AC9DA0 and #ACAA9D.