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Camel
A Soft Autumn color
Camel
anchor color 1 of 10 in Soft Autumn. Also called Muted Autumn in other systems.
By Kathleen Olsen · Updated November 11, 2026
- Hex
- #B08D57
- RGB
- 176, 141, 87
- HSL
- 36°, 36%, 52%
Camel is the Soft Autumn neutral, a warm, muted tan with gold under it. It is the color that does for a Soft Autumn what black does for a Winter, and it is also one of the few palette colors that several other seasons can borrow almost unchanged.
Where it sits
Camel is an anchor color in Soft Autumn. Its closest relative outside the palette is Camel #C29A5B, a Bright Spring color, at a perceptual distance of 7. That is near enough for that season to wear it as a neutral, with the accents kept in its own palette.
Camel is everywhere every autumn, which makes this an easy color to buy and a hard one to buy well. The range sold as camel runs from pale oatmeal to orange-leaning tan, and the version that suits a Soft Autumn sits in the middle: warm, but with the brightness taken down so that it reads as quiet rather than golden.
Honesty about this one. It sits seven points from the camel in the Bright Spring palette and seven from True Autumn's golden tan, and ten from Dark Autumn's camel. Those are small distances. A Bright Spring wearing this exact tan is wearing a slightly muted version of her own neutral, and a True Autumn is wearing a slightly lighter one. The color belongs to Soft Autumn as a center of gravity rather than as property.
Where it stops being shareable is on the cool side. On a Soft Summer, the same tan goes sallow, and on any Winter it looks like a mistake. The test is simple. Camel against the face should make the skin look warmer. If it makes the skin look yellow, the undertone is wrong.
Easily confused with
This is the most borrowed neutral in the system, which cuts both ways. The versions in Bright Spring, True Autumn and Dark Autumn are close enough that a shopper will not see the difference on a hanger. The difference shows on the person, as a matter of how much brightness the face can take beside it.
The nearest named colors in other seasons, by perceptual distance (ΔE in CIELAB; under 10 is hard to tell apart on a screen, over 25 is a different color).
Camel #C29A5B
Bright Spring neutral · ΔE 7
Golden tan #C4A06A
True Autumn neutral · ΔE 7
Camel #A9793F
Dark Autumn neutral · ΔE 10
Golden brown #9C6B34
True Spring neutral · ΔE 14
Aged brass #A67C2E
Dark Autumn anchor · ΔE 15
Light camel #D8B98C
Light Spring neutral · ΔE 17
In stock in this color today
As of November 11, 2026, 15 in-stock pieces across Boden, STAUD, Frank & Eileen and Marine Layer sample within a close match of #B08D57. The dot on each card is the color we sampled from the garment itself; trust it over the photograph. Links are affiliate links: we earn a commission when you buy through them, at no cost to you.
What it's sold as
Retailers almost never use the palette name. These are the color names on the in-stock pieces that sample within a close match of #B08D57 today, so they are the words to search for.
- Boden
- Sand, Camel, Gingerbread
- STAUD
- Cliffside, Gilded, Beach Day
- Frank & Eileen
- Camel, Chai
- Marine Layer
- Camel
A retailer's name for a color says nothing about its undertone. "Navy" at one shop is a True Winter color and at another a Spring one. The sampled dot on each card above is what we trust.
Questions
Is camel a Soft Autumn color?
Yes. Camel (#B08D57) is an anchor color in the Soft Autumn palette, and close enough to a Bright Spring or True Autumn color for those seasons to wear it as a neutral.
What color is camel, exactly?
A warm tan with gold in the undertone. #B08D57 is RGB 176, 141, 87: more red than green, more green than blue, which is what makes it warm. Darker versions become caramel, lighter versions become oatmeal.
Can a Soft Summer wear camel?
Rarely well. Soft Summer shares the muted quality but sits on the cool side, and this tan has gold in it. The Soft Summer neutral doing the same job is a rose-taupe or a mushroom grey.
Which seasons can wear camel?
All three Autumns, and the warmer Springs. Soft Autumn wears it as a central neutral. True and Dark Autumn wear it as a lighter neutral. Bright and True Spring wear it as a warm basic beside clearer accents.
Is camel the same as beige?
No. Beige is lighter and often cooler, and the word gets used for anything pale. Camel is darker, warmer and more specific. If it could be mistaken for grey in low light, it is beige.
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