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#B19F8A

Mushroom · light warm orange

About #B19F8A

With the hex code #B19F8A, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 69% red, 62% green and 54% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 10% 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 7.2 — followed by Khaki. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #8A9CB1, 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 8.20:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red177
Green159
Blue138

Closest named colours

Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 7.2
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 8.1
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 8.4

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

Text on #B19F8A

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #B19F8A.
2.56:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #B19F8A.
8.20:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B19F8A appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B19F8A
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A69F89
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#AAA38A
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B89B99

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B19F8A?

With the hex code #B19F8A, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 69% red, 62% green and 54% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 22% yellow and 31% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #B19F8A?

Use black text. Black on #B19F8A has a contrast ratio of 8.20:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B19F8A?

Its complementary colour is #8A9CB1, and analogous partners are #B18C8A and #B0B18A.