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#AFA694

Greige · light warm orange

About #AFA694

With the hex code #AFA694, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 69% red, 65% green and 58% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 15% yellow and 31% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Greige — a ΔE of 4.8 — followed by Mushroom. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #949DAF, 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 8.70:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red175
Green166
Blue148

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 4.8
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 5.5
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 9.2

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

Text on #AFA694

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #AFA694.
2.41:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #AFA694.
8.70:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AFA694 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AFA694
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ABA593
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ADA894
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B4A3A1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AFA694?

With the hex code #AFA694, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 69% red, 65% green and 58% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 15% yellow and 31% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #AFA694?

Use black text. Black on #AFA694 has a contrast ratio of 8.70:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AFA694?

Its complementary colour is #949DAF, and analogous partners are #AF9994 and #ABAF94.