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#AEA692

Greige · light warm orange

About #AEA692

With the hex code #AEA692, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 65% green and 57% 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 5.7 — followed by Mushroom. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #929AAE, a dusty blue shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 8.67:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red174
Green166
Blue146

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 5.7
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 6.2
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 8.6

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

Text on #AEA692

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #AEA692.
2.42:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #AEA692.
8.67:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AEA692 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AEA692
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ABA591
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ADA793
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B3A3A0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AEA692?

With the hex code #AEA692, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 65% green and 57% 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 #AEA692?

Use black text. Black on #AEA692 has a contrast ratio of 8.67:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AEA692?

Its complementary colour is #929AAE, and analogous partners are #AE9892 and #A8AE92.