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#AFA199

Mushroom · light neutral

About #AFA199

With the hex code #AFA199, this is a light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 69% red, 63% green and 60% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 13% yellow and 31% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Mushroom — a ΔE of 4.0 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #99A7AF, 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 — 8.38:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red175
Green161
Blue153

Closest named colours

Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 4.0
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 5.5
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 10.4

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

Text on #AFA199

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #AFA199.
2.51:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #AFA199.
8.38:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AFA199 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AFA199
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A5A299
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A8A599
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B49F9F

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AFA199?

With the hex code #AFA199, this is a light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 69% red, 63% green and 60% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 13% yellow and 31% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #AFA199?

Use black text. Black on #AFA199 has a contrast ratio of 8.38:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AFA199?

Its complementary colour is #99A7AF, and analogous partners are #AF999C and #AFAC99.