Nearest-color comparison

Greige vs Mushroom

Greige and Mushroom are different orange colors with HEX values #B0A999 and #B7A99A. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 7.1, their contrast ratio is 1.02:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Greige and Mushroom are very close colors. Mushroom is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.02:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Greige#B0A999

Mushroom#B7A99A

Quick Difference Summary

The main measurable differences between Greige and Mushroom across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.

RGB distance7.1

Pair contrast1.02:1

Luminance delta0.0087

Hue delta11 deg

Lighter colorMushroom

More saturatedMushroom

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

orange color

Greige

Greige is #B0A999, a warm orange color with muted and earth tone character. Compared with Mushroom, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for backgrounds, typography, and product surfaces, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#B0A999 RGB176, 169, 153 HSL42, 13, 65 CMYK0, 4, 13, 31 Luminance0.3991 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

orange color

Mushroom

Mushroom is #B7A99A, a warm orange color with muted and earth tone character. Compared with Greige, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for backgrounds, typography, and product surfaces, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#B7A99A RGB183, 169, 154 HSL31, 17, 66 CMYK0, 8, 16, 28 Luminance0.4078 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Greige or Mushroom

Choose GreigeGreige is better when the design needs muted and earth tone orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #B0A999.

Choose MushroomMushroom is better when the design needs muted and earth tone orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #B7A99A.

Use togetherUse these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs.

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyGreigeMushroom

HEX#B0A999#B7A99A

RGB176, 169, 153183, 169, 154

HSL42, 13, 6531, 17, 66

CMYK0, 4, 13, 310, 8, 16, 28

FamilyOrangeOrange

TemperatureWarmWarm

ToneMuted, Earth ToneMuted, Earth Tone

Luminance0.39910.4078

Black contrast8.98:19.16:1

White contrast2.34:12.29:1

Shared tonesMuted, Earth Tone

Accessibility and Contrast

Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.

Greigeblack text - 8.98:1

Mushroomblack text - 9.16:1

Related Palette Strip

A compact visual strip showing the two compared colors with nearby harmony and variant context.

Greige#B0A999

Mushroom#B7A99A

#D9D6CE#D9D6CE

#DDD6CF#DDD6CF

#9AA1B1#9AA1B1

#9AA8B7#9AA8B7

colorsBoth named color records with HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK, luminance, WCAG, and links

differencesRGB distance, HSL deltas, luminance delta, contrast, and shared attributes

accessibilityPair contrast and safer text choices for each color

useCasesWhen to choose each color and when to use them together

relatedApiMachine-readable comparison and color endpoints

Structured sections

Colors

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  {
    "slug": "greige",
    "name": "Greige",
    "hex": "#B0A999",
    "rgb": [
      176,
      169,
      153
    ],
    "hsl": [
      42,
      13,
      65
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
      4,
      13,
      31
    ],
    "family": "orange",
    "temperature": "warm",
    "tone": [
      "muted",
      "earth-tone"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.3991,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 8.98,
      "white": 2.34
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "AAA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 8.98
    },
    "description": "Greige is #B0A999, a warm orange color with muted and earth tone character. Compared with Mushroom, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for backgrounds, typography, and product surfaces, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/greige/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/greige.json"
  },
  {
    "slug": "mushroom",
    "name": "Mushroom",
    "hex": "#B7A99A",
    "rgb": [
      183,
      169,
      154
    ],
    "hsl": [
      31,
      17,
      66
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
      8,
      16,
      28
    ],
    "family": "orange",
    "temperature": "warm",
    "tone": [
      "muted",
      "earth-tone"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.4078,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 9.16,
      "white": 2.29
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "AAA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 9.16
    },
    "description": "Mushroom is #B7A99A, a warm orange color with muted and earth tone character. Compared with Greige, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for backgrounds, typography, and product surfaces, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/mushroom/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mushroom.json"
  }
]

Differences

{
  "rgbDistance": 7.1,
  "contrastRatio": 1.02,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 11,
    "saturation": 4,
    "lightness": 1
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.0087,
  "sameFamily": true,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [
    "muted",
    "earth-tone"
  ],
  "lighterColor": "Mushroom",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Mushroom"
}

Accessibility

{
  "pairContrastRatio": 1.02,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Greige",
      "background": "#B0A999",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 8.98
    },
    {
      "color": "Mushroom",
      "background": "#B7A99A",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 9.16
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

{
  "chooseFirstWhen": "Greige is better when the design needs muted and earth tone orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #B0A999.",
  "chooseSecondWhen": "Mushroom is better when the design needs muted and earth tone orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #B7A99A.",
  "useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
}

Related API

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  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/greige-vs-mushroom.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/greige.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mushroom.json"
]

Full JSON dataset

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  "summary": "Greige and Mushroom are different orange colors with HEX values #B0A999 and #B7A99A. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 7.1, their contrast ratio is 1.02:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.",
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        42,
        13,
        65
      ],
      "cmyk": [
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        13,
        31
      ],
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      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "muted",
        "earth-tone"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.3991,
      "contrast": {
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        "white": 2.34
      },
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      },
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        "label": "black text",
        "ratio": 8.98
      },
      "description": "Greige is #B0A999, a warm orange color with muted and earth tone character. Compared with Mushroom, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for backgrounds, typography, and product surfaces, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/greige/",
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    },
    {
      "slug": "mushroom",
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        183,
        169,
        154
      ],
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        31,
        17,
        66
      ],
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        16,
        28
      ],
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      ],
      "luminance": 0.4078,
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      },
      "bestText": {
        "text": "#000000",
        "label": "black text",
        "ratio": 9.16
      },
      "description": "Mushroom is #B7A99A, a warm orange color with muted and earth tone character. Compared with Greige, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for backgrounds, typography, and product surfaces, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/mushroom/",
      "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mushroom.json"
    }
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      "saturation": 4,
      "lightness": 1
    },
    "luminanceDelta": 0.0087,
    "sameFamily": true,
    "sameTemperature": true,
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      "earth-tone"
    ],
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    "moreSaturatedColor": "Mushroom"
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    "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
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        "background": "#B0A999",
        "foreground": "#000000",
        "label": "black text",
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      },
      {
        "color": "Mushroom",
        "background": "#B7A99A",
        "foreground": "#000000",
        "label": "black text",
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      }
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    "chooseSecondWhen": "Mushroom is better when the design needs muted and earth tone orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #B7A99A.",
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  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/compare/greige-vs-mushroom/",
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