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#B8A08B

Khaki · light warm orange

About #B8A08B

With the hex code #B8A08B, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 72% red, 63% green and 55% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 24% yellow and 28% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Khaki — a ΔE of 7.6 — followed by Mushroom. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #8BA3B8, a dusty blue shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 8.44:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red184
Green160
Blue139

Closest named colours

Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 7.6
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 9.2
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 9.3

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

Text on #B8A08B

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on khaki #B8A08B.
2.49:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on khaki #B8A08B.
8.44:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B8A08B appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B8A08B
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A8A18A
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ADA68B
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C09B9A

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B8A08B?

With the hex code #B8A08B, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 72% red, 63% green and 55% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 24% yellow and 28% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #B8A08B?

Use black text. Black on #B8A08B has a contrast ratio of 8.44:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B8A08B?

Its complementary colour is #8BA3B8, and analogous partners are #B88B8C and #B8B78B.