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#B09FA6

Mushroom · light neutral

About #B09FA6

With the hex code #B09FA6, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 69% red, 62% green and 65% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 6% yellow and 31% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Mushroom — a ΔE of 10.8 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #9FB0A9, a greige shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 8.36:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red176
Green159
Blue166

Closest named colours

Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 10.8
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 11.8
Taupe
#8B8589 · ΔE 11.8

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

Text on #B09FA6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #B09FA6.
2.51:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #B09FA6.
8.36:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B09FA6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B09FA6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A0A2A6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A4A4A6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B39FA1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B09FA6?

With the hex code #B09FA6, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 69% red, 62% green and 65% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 6% yellow and 31% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #B09FA6?

Use black text. Black on #B09FA6 has a contrast ratio of 8.36:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B09FA6?

Its complementary colour is #9FB0A9, and analogous partners are #B09FAF and #B0A19F.