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#B5AAA0

Greige · light neutral

About #B5AAA0

#B5AAA0 is a light, near-neutral orange colour. Digitally that works out to 71% red, 67% green and 63% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 12% yellow and 29% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is virtually identical to Greige (ΔE 2.1), with Mushroom the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #A0ABB5 (dusty blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.22:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red181
Green170
Blue160

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 2.1
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 6.0
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.2

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

Text on #B5AAA0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #B5AAA0.
2.28:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #B5AAA0.
9.22:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B5AAA0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B5AAA0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AEAA9F
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B0ADA0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B9A8A7

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Tetradic

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B5AAA0?

#B5AAA0 is a light, near-neutral orange colour. Digitally that works out to 71% red, 67% green and 63% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 12% yellow and 29% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #B5AAA0?

Use black text. Black on #B5AAA0 has a contrast ratio of 9.22:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B5AAA0?

Its complementary colour is #A0ABB5, and analogous partners are #B5A0A1 and #B5B5A0.