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#B1998A

Mushroom · light warm orange

About #B1998A

With the hex code #B1998A, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 69% red, 60% green and 54% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 22% 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 7.0 — followed by Dusty Rose. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #8AA2B1, 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 7.79:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red177
Green153
Blue138

Closest named colours

Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 7.0
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 8.7
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 9.6

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

Text on #B1998A

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #B1998A.
2.69:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #B1998A.
7.79:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B1998A appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B1998A
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A09B89
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A5A08A
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B89595

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B1998A?

With the hex code #B1998A, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 69% red, 60% green and 54% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 22% yellow and 31% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #B1998A?

Use black text. Black on #B1998A has a contrast ratio of 7.79:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B1998A?

Its complementary colour is #8AA2B1, and analogous partners are #B18A8F and #B1AD8A.