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#AEA295

Mushroom · light warm orange

About #AEA295

#AEA295 is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 68% red, 64% green and 58% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 14% yellow and 32% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Mushroom (ΔE 3.5); Greige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #95A1AE — a dusty blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #AEA295 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 8.40:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red174
Green162
Blue149

Closest named colours

Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 3.5
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 4.8
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 11.4

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

Text on #AEA295

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #AEA295.
2.50:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #AEA295.
8.40:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AEA295 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AEA295
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A6A294
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A9A595
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B39F9E

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AEA295?

#AEA295 is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 68% red, 64% green and 58% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 14% yellow and 32% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #AEA295?

Use black text. Black on #AEA295 has a contrast ratio of 8.40:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AEA295?

Its complementary colour is #95A1AE, and analogous partners are #AE9595 and #AEAE95.