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#AFA094

Mushroom · light warm orange

About #AFA094

With the hex code #AFA094, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 69% red, 63% green and 58% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 15% yellow and 31% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Mushroom — a ΔE of 3.8 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #94A3AF, 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 8.28:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red175
Green160
Blue148

Closest named colours

Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 3.8
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 5.6
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 10.4

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

Text on #AFA094

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #AFA094.
2.54:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #AFA094.
8.28:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AFA094 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AFA094
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A5A193
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A8A494
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B49D9D

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AFA094?

With the hex code #AFA094, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 69% red, 63% green and 58% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 15% yellow and 31% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #AFA094?

Use black text. Black on #AFA094 has a contrast ratio of 8.28:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AFA094?

Its complementary colour is #94A3AF, and analogous partners are #AF9496 and #AFAD94.