HEX atlas value

#B09B8D

#B09B8D is a warm orange HEX color close to Driftwood. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 176, 155, 141, HSL 24, 18%, 62%, has luminance 0.346, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

orange warm muted earth-tone

#B09B8D Sample readable text

HEX #B09B8D

RGB rgb(176, 155, 141)

HSL hsl(24 18% 62%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 12, 20, 31)

Luminance 0.346

Contrast Black 7.92:1White 2.65:1

CSS

--color-b09b8d: #B09B8D;
.background-b09b8d { background-color: #B09B8D; }
.text-b09b8d { color: #B09B8D; }

Luminance0.346

Black text7.92:1AA Pass

White text2.65:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#B09B8D","rgb":[176,155,141],"hsl":[24,18,62],"cmyk":[0,12,20,31],"luminance":0.346,"contrast":{"black":7.92,"white":2.65}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":["#000000"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.92,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.65,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D5CAC3","hex":"#D5CAC3","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.07,"contrastWhite":1.61,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Sage Gray","hex":"#B2AC88","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.15,"contrastWhite":2.3,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#B0AC8D","hex":"#B0AC8D","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.13,"contrastWhite":2.3,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Greige","hex":"#B0A999","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.98,"contrastWhite":2.34,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Cement","hex":"#A5A391","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.25,"contrastWhite":2.55,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","muted","earth tone","muted orange","earth tone orange","Driftwood adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes","natural palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/b09b8d.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/driftwood.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cement.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/rosy-brown.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#8DA2B0","analogous":["#B08D90","#B0AC8D"],"triadic":["#8DB09B","#9B8DB0"],"tetradic":["#90B08D","#8DA2B0","#AC8DB0"],"splitComplementary":["#8DB0AC","#8D90B0"],"monochromatic":["#D5CAC3","#B09B8D","#846C5C"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D5CAC3","dark":"#846C5C","saturated":"#C59677","desaturated":"#9E9E9E","pastel":"#DFDEDD","neon":"#FFA366"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"driftwood","name":"Driftwood","hex":"#A69A8D","distance":10.04987562112089},{"slug":"cement","name":"Cement","hex":"#A5A391","distance":14.177446878757825},{"slug":"rosy-brown","name":"Rosy Brown","hex":"#BC8F8F","distance":17.08800749063506},{"slug":"sage-gray","name":"Sage Gray","hex":"#B2AC88","distance":17.832554500127006},{"slug":"greige","name":"Greige","hex":"#B0A999","distance":18.439088914585774}]

HEX meaning and use

About #B09B8D

#B09B8D is classified as a warm orange value with muted and earth tone visual character. #B09B8D is visually closest to Driftwood, a named orange color with HEX #A69A8D.

The RGB channels are 176, 155, and 141, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 24deg with 18% saturation and 62% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and muted interface themes. Its luminance is 0.346, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 10.05, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.92:1AA Pass

White text2.65:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #B09B8D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.92:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.65:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D5CAC3#000000 text · best 13.07:1#D5CAC3

Sage Gray#000000 text · best 9.15:1#B2AC88

#B0AC8D#000000 text · best 9.13:1#B0AC8D

Greige#000000 text · best 8.98:1#B0A999

Cement#000000 text · best 8.25:1#A5A391

Generated Palette

#B09B8D#B09B8D

#8DA2B0#8DA2B0

#B08D90#B08D90

#B0AC8D#B0AC8D

#D5CAC3#D5CAC3

#846C5C#846C5C

Color Harmonies

#8DA2B0#8DA2B0

#B08D90#B08D90

#B0AC8D#B0AC8D

#8DB09B#8DB09B

#9B8DB0#9B8DB0

Variants

#D5CAC3#D5CAC3

#846C5C#846C5C

#C59677#C59677

#9E9E9E#9E9E9E

#DFDEDD#DFDEDD

#FFA366#FFA366

Nearest Named Colors

Driftwood#A69A8D

Cement#A5A391

Rosy Brown#BC8F8F

Sage Gray#B2AC88

Greige#B0A999

#B09B8D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #B09B8D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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