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#AEA093

Mushroom · light warm orange

About #AEA093

#AEA093 is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 63% green and 58% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 16% yellow and 32% 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 #93A1AE (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 — 8.25:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red174
Green160
Blue147

Closest named colours

Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 3.5
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 5.6
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 10.9

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

Text on #AEA093

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #AEA093.
2.55:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #AEA093.
8.25:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AEA093 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AEA093
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A5A092
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A8A493
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B39D9C

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AEA093?

#AEA093 is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 63% green and 58% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 16% yellow and 32% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #AEA093?

Use black text. Black on #AEA093 has a contrast ratio of 8.25:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AEA093?

Its complementary colour is #93A1AE, and analogous partners are #AE9393 and #AEAE93.