HEX atlas value

#B0A18D

#B0A18D is a warm orange HEX color close to Cement. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 176, 161, 141, HSL 34, 18%, 62%, has luminance 0.3664, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

orange warm muted earth-tone

#B0A18D Sample readable text

HEX #B0A18D

RGB rgb(176, 161, 141)

HSL hsl(34 18% 62%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 9, 20, 31)

Luminance 0.3664

Contrast Black 8.33:1White 2.52:1

CSS

--color-b0a18d: #B0A18D;
.background-b0a18d { background-color: #B0A18D; }
.text-b0a18d { color: #B0A18D; }

Luminance0.3664

Black text8.33:1AA Pass

White text2.52:1AA 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":"#B0A18D","rgb":[176,161,141],"hsl":[34,18,62],"cmyk":[0,9,20,31],"luminance":0.3664,"contrast":{"black":8.33,"white":2.52}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":8.33,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.52,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D5CDC3","hex":"#D5CDC3","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.35,"contrastWhite":1.57,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#ADB08D","hex":"#ADB08D","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.37,"contrastWhite":2.24,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Mushroom","hex":"#B7A99A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.16,"contrastWhite":2.29,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"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":"Greige","hex":"#B0A999","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.98,"contrastWhite":2.34,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","muted","earth tone","muted orange","earth tone orange","Cement 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/b0a18d.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cement.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/driftwood.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sage-gray.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#8D9CB0","analogous":["#B08F8D","#ADB08D"],"triadic":["#8DB0A0","#A08DB0"],"tetradic":["#8DB08F","#8D9CB0","#B08DAD"],"splitComplementary":["#8DADB0","#8F8DB0"],"monochromatic":["#D5CDC3","#B0A18D","#84735C"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D5CDC3","dark":"#84735C","saturated":"#C5A377","desaturated":"#9E9E9E","pastel":"#DFDEDD","neon":"#FFBD66"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"cement","name":"Cement","hex":"#A5A391","distance":11.874342087037917},{"slug":"driftwood","name":"Driftwood","hex":"#A69A8D","distance":12.206555615733702},{"slug":"sage-gray","name":"Sage Gray","hex":"#B2AC88","distance":12.24744871391589},{"slug":"greige","name":"Greige","hex":"#B0A999","distance":14.422205101855956},{"slug":"mushroom","name":"Mushroom","hex":"#B7A99A","distance":16.792855623746664}]

HEX meaning and use

About #B0A18D

#B0A18D is classified as a warm orange value with muted and earth tone visual character. #B0A18D is visually closest to Cement, a named yellow color with HEX #A5A391.

The RGB channels are 176, 161, and 141, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 34deg 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 0.3664, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 11.87, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text8.33:1AA Pass

White text2.52:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #B0A18D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000008.33:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.52:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D5CDC3#000000 text · best 13.35:1#D5CDC3

#ADB08D#000000 text · best 9.37:1#ADB08D

Mushroom#000000 text · best 9.16:1#B7A99A

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

Greige#000000 text · best 8.98:1#B0A999

Generated Palette

#B0A18D#B0A18D

#8D9CB0#8D9CB0

#B08F8D#B08F8D

#ADB08D#ADB08D

#D5CDC3#D5CDC3

#84735C#84735C

Color Harmonies

#8D9CB0#8D9CB0

#B08F8D#B08F8D

#ADB08D#ADB08D

#8DB0A0#8DB0A0

#A08DB0#A08DB0

Variants

#D5CDC3#D5CDC3

#84735C#84735C

#C5A377#C5A377

#9E9E9E#9E9E9E

#DFDEDD#DFDEDD

#FFBD66#FFBD66

Nearest Named Colors

Cement#A5A391

Driftwood#A69A8D

Sage Gray#B2AC88

Greige#B0A999

Mushroom#B7A99A

#B0A18D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #B0A18D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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