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#B39C8A

Mushroom · light warm orange

About #B39C8A

#B39C8A is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 70% red, 61% green and 54% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 23% yellow and 30% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Mushroom (ΔE 7.5); Greige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #8AA1B3 — a dusty blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #B39C8A for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 8.04:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red179
Green156
Blue138

Closest named colours

Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 7.5
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 9.1
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 9.4

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

Text on #B39C8A

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #B39C8A.
2.61:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #B39C8A.
8.04:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B39C8A appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B39C8A
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A39D89
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A8A28A
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BB9797

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B39C8A?

#B39C8A is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 70% red, 61% green and 54% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 23% yellow and 30% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #B39C8A?

Use black text. Black on #B39C8A has a contrast ratio of 8.04:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B39C8A?

Its complementary colour is #8AA1B3, and analogous partners are #B38A8C and #B3B18A.