#ACA099 — Muted Mauve Color · Hex, RGB & Palettes

COLOR

#ACA099

≈ Muted Mauve

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On white

2.55:1

Fails AA

On black

6.87:1

Passes AA

Best text on this color

Aa#1C1916(6.87:1)

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Hue22°Saturation11%Brightness67%

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Normal vision#ACA099

Protanopia#A3A199

Deuteranopia#A6A399

Tritanopia#B09E9E

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Palettes with this color

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Colors that go with Muted Mauve

Muted Mauve is an easy neutral to build around — combine it with a single saturated accent to give a neutral scheme a focal point, plus a tint or shade of itself for depth.

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Closest named, CSS & systems

Colour nameMuted Mauve#B3A9A3ΔE 2.7 CSS nameDarkgray#A9A9A9ΔE 6.4 Web-safe#999999#999999ΔE 6.7

Pantone & RAL matches are coming soon — those libraries aren't openly licensed for redistribution.

Muted Mauve — meaning & where to use it

Muted Mauve is a bright neutral — calm, versatile and understated. It works well for backgrounds, typography and minimalist, editorial layouts where colour should recede. Pair it with a single saturated accent to give a neutral scheme a focal point.

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This exact shade isn't a named or standard-set colour, so it isn't indexed — but every tool above works.