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#B39D8A

Mushroom · light warm orange

About #B39D8A

With the hex code #B39D8A, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 70% red, 62% green and 54% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 23% yellow and 30% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Mushroom — a ΔE of 7.6 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #8AA0B3, 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 8.11:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red179
Green157
Blue138

Closest named colours

Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 7.6
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 8.9
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 9.1

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

Text on #B39D8A

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #B39D8A.
2.59:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #B39D8A.
8.11:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B39D8A appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B39D8A
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A49E89
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A9A38A
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BB9898

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B39D8A?

With the hex code #B39D8A, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 70% red, 62% green and 54% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 23% yellow and 30% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #B39D8A?

Use black text. Black on #B39D8A has a contrast ratio of 8.11:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B39D8A?

Its complementary colour is #8AA0B3, and analogous partners are #B38A8B and #B3B28A.