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#ADA09A

Mushroom · light neutral

About #ADA09A

#ADA09A is a light, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 63% green and 60% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 11% yellow and 32% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is very close to Mushroom (ΔE 4.2), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #9AA7AD (dusty blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 8.27:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red173
Green160
Blue154

Closest named colours

Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 4.2
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 6.2
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 11.0

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

Text on #ADA09A

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #ADA09A.
2.54:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #ADA09A.
8.27:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ADA09A appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ADA09A
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A3A19A
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A6A49A
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B19E9E

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Triadic

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Tetradic

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ADA09A?

#ADA09A is a light, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 63% green and 60% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 11% yellow and 32% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #ADA09A?

Use black text. Black on #ADA09A has a contrast ratio of 8.27:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ADA09A?

Its complementary colour is #9AA7AD, and analogous partners are #AD9A9D and #ADAA9A.