HEX atlas value

#B3AE9E

#B3AE9E is a warm yellow HEX color close to Mushroom. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 179, 174, 158, HSL 46, 12%, 66%, has luminance 0.4232, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

yellow warm muted earth-tone

#B3AE9E Sample readable text

HEX #B3AE9E

RGB rgb(179, 174, 158)

HSL hsl(46 12% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 3, 12, 30)

Luminance 0.4232

Contrast Black 9.46:1White 2.22:1

CSS

--color-b3ae9e: #B3AE9E;
.background-b3ae9e { background-color: #B3AE9E; }
.text-b3ae9e { color: #B3AE9E; }

Luminance0.4232

Black text9.46:1AA Pass

White text2.22:1AA 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":"#B3AE9E","rgb":[179,174,158],"hsl":[46,12,66],"cmyk":[0,3,12,30],"luminance":0.4232,"contrast":{"black":9.46,"white":2.22}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.46,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.22,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#DBD9D1","hex":"#DBD9D1","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.86,"contrastWhite":1.41,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#C6B88B","hex":"#C6B88B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.63,"contrastWhite":1.98,"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":"#ADB39E","hex":"#ADB39E","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.72,"contrastWhite":2.16,"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 yellow","muted","earth tone","muted yellow","earth tone yellow","Mushroom adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes","natural palettes","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/b3ae9e.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/laurel-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#9EA3B3","analogous":["#B3A39E","#ADB39E"],"triadic":["#9EB3AE","#AE9EB3"],"tetradic":["#9EB3A3","#9EA3B3","#B39EAD"],"splitComplementary":["#9EADB3","#A39EB3"],"monochromatic":["#DBD9D1","#B3AE9E","#89826C"]}

Variants

{"light":"#DBD9D1","dark":"#89826C","saturated":"#C6B88B","desaturated":"#A8A8A8","pastel":"#E8E8E8","neon":"#FFE07A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"mushroom","name":"Mushroom","hex":"#B7A99A","distance":7.54983443527075},{"slug":"greige","name":"Greige","hex":"#B0A999","distance":7.681145747868608},{"slug":"laurel-green","name":"Laurel Green","hex":"#A9BA9D","distance":15.652475842498529},{"slug":"dark-gray","name":"Dark Gray","hex":"#A9A9A9","distance":15.684387141358123},{"slug":"dark-grey","name":"Dark Grey","hex":"#A9A9A9","distance":15.684387141358123}]

HEX meaning and use

About #B3AE9E

#B3AE9E is classified as a warm yellow value with muted and earth tone visual character. #B3AE9E is visually closest to Mushroom, a named orange color with HEX #B7A99A.

The RGB channels are 179, 174, and 158, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 46deg 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 0.4232, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 7.55, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.46:1AA Pass

White text2.22:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #B3AE9E needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.46:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.22:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#DBD9D1#000000 text · best 14.86:1#DBD9D1

#C6B88B#000000 text · best 10.63:1#C6B88B

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

#ADB39E#000000 text · best 9.72:1#ADB39E

Mushroom#000000 text · best 9.16:1#B7A99A

Generated Palette

#B3AE9E#B3AE9E

#9EA3B3#9EA3B3

#B3A39E#B3A39E

#ADB39E#ADB39E

#DBD9D1#DBD9D1

#89826C#89826C

Color Harmonies

#9EA3B3#9EA3B3

#B3A39E#B3A39E

#ADB39E#ADB39E

#9EB3AE#9EB3AE

#AE9EB3#AE9EB3

Variants

#DBD9D1#DBD9D1

#89826C#89826C

#C6B88B#C6B88B

#A8A8A8#A8A8A8

#E8E8E8#E8E8E8

#FFE07A#FFE07A

Nearest Named Colors

Mushroom#B7A99A

Greige#B0A999

Laurel Green#A9BA9D

Dark Gray#A9A9A9

Dark Grey#A9A9A9

#B3AE9E

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #B3AE9E

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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