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#B8AAA2

Greige · light neutral

About #B8AAA2

With the hex code #B8AAA2, this is a light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 72% red, 67% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 12% yellow and 28% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Greige — a ΔE of 3.2 — followed by Mushroom. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A2B0B8, 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 9.31:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red184
Green170
Blue162

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 3.2
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 6.8
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.0

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

Text on #B8AAA2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #B8AAA2.
2.26:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #B8AAA2.
9.31:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B8AAA2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B8AAA2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AEABA2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B1AEA2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BDA8A8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B8AAA2?

With the hex code #B8AAA2, this is a light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 72% red, 67% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 12% yellow and 28% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #B8AAA2?

Use black text. Black on #B8AAA2 has a contrast ratio of 9.31:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B8AAA2?

Its complementary colour is #A2B0B8, and analogous partners are #B8A2A5 and #B8B5A2.