HEX atlas value

#B3AC9E

#B3AC9E is a warm orange HEX color close to Mushroom. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 179, 172, 158, HSL 40, 12%, 66%, has luminance 0.4156, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

orange warm muted earth-tone

#B3AC9E Sample readable text

HEX #B3AC9E

RGB rgb(179, 172, 158)

HSL hsl(40 12% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 4, 12, 30)

Luminance 0.4156

Contrast Black 9.31:1White 2.26:1

CSS

--color-b3ac9e: #B3AC9E;
.background-b3ac9e { background-color: #B3AC9E; }
.text-b3ac9e { color: #B3AC9E; }

Luminance0.4156

Black text9.31:1AA Pass

White text2.26:1AA 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":"#B3AC9E","rgb":[179,172,158],"hsl":[40,12,66],"cmyk":[0,4,12,30],"luminance":0.4156,"contrast":{"black":9.31,"white":2.26}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.31,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.26,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#DBD8D1","hex":"#DBD8D1","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.76,"contrastWhite":1.42,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Laurel Green","hex":"#A9BA9D","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.2,"contrastWhite":2.06,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#C6B28B","hex":"#C6B28B","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.14,"contrastWhite":2.07,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#AFB39E","hex":"#AFB39E","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.76,"contrastWhite":2.15,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Mushroom","hex":"#B7A99A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.16,"contrastWhite":2.29,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","muted","earth tone","muted orange","earth tone orange","Mushroom 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/b3ac9e.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mushroom.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/greige.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-gray.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#9EA5B3","analogous":["#B3A19E","#AFB39E"],"triadic":["#9EB3AC","#AC9EB3"],"tetradic":["#9EB3A1","#9EA5B3","#B39EAF"],"splitComplementary":["#9EAFB3","#A19EB3"],"monochromatic":["#DBD8D1","#B3AC9E","#897F6C"]}

Variants

{"light":"#DBD8D1","dark":"#897F6C","saturated":"#C6B28B","desaturated":"#A8A8A8","pastel":"#E8E8E8","neon":"#FFD37A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"mushroom","name":"Mushroom","hex":"#B7A99A","distance":6.4031242374328485},{"slug":"greige","name":"Greige","hex":"#B0A999","distance":6.557438524302},{"slug":"dark-gray","name":"Dark Gray","hex":"#A9A9A9","distance":15.165750888103101},{"slug":"dark-grey","name":"Dark Grey","hex":"#A9A9A9","distance":15.165750888103101},{"slug":"laurel-green","name":"Laurel Green","hex":"#A9BA9D","distance":17.233687939614086}]

HEX meaning and use

About #B3AC9E

#B3AC9E is classified as a warm orange value with muted and earth tone visual character. #B3AC9E is visually closest to Mushroom, a named orange color with HEX #B7A99A.

The RGB channels are 179, 172, and 158, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 40deg with 12% saturation and 66% 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 0.4156, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 6.40, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.31:1AA Pass

White text2.26:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #B3AC9E needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.31:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.26:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#DBD8D1#000000 text · best 14.76:1#DBD8D1

Laurel Green#000000 text · best 10.2:1#A9BA9D

#C6B28B#000000 text · best 10.14:1#C6B28B

#AFB39E#000000 text · best 9.76:1#AFB39E

Mushroom#000000 text · best 9.16:1#B7A99A

Generated Palette

#B3AC9E#B3AC9E

#9EA5B3#9EA5B3

#B3A19E#B3A19E

#AFB39E#AFB39E

#DBD8D1#DBD8D1

#897F6C#897F6C

Color Harmonies

#9EA5B3#9EA5B3

#B3A19E#B3A19E

#AFB39E#AFB39E

#9EB3AC#9EB3AC

#AC9EB3#AC9EB3

Variants

#DBD8D1#DBD8D1

#897F6C#897F6C

#C6B28B#C6B28B

#A8A8A8#A8A8A8

#E8E8E8#E8E8E8

#FFD37A#FFD37A

Nearest Named Colors

Mushroom#B7A99A

Greige#B0A999

Dark Gray#A9A9A9

Dark Grey#A9A9A9

Laurel Green#A9BA9D

#B3AC9E

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #B3AC9E

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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