#AEA593
Greige · light warm orange
About #AEA593
With the hex code #AEA593, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 65% green and 58% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 16% yellow and 32% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Greige — a ΔE of 5.1 — followed by Mushroom. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #939CAE, a dusty blue shade.
In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 8.60:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #AEA593?
With the hex code #AEA593, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 65% green and 58% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 16% yellow and 32% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #AEA593?
Use black text. Black on #AEA593 has a contrast ratio of 8.60:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #AEA593?
Its complementary colour is #939CAE, and analogous partners are #AE9893 and #AAAE93.