HEX atlas value

#B89F99

#B89F99 is a warm red HEX color close to Mushroom. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 184, 159, 153, HSL 12, 18%, 66%, has luminance 0.3729, and belongs to the muted group.

red warm muted

#B89F99 Sample readable text

HEX #B89F99

RGB rgb(184, 159, 153)

HSL hsl(12 18% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 14, 17, 28)

Luminance 0.3729

Contrast Black 8.46:1White 2.48:1

CSS

--color-b89f99: #B89F99;
.background-b89f99 { background-color: #B89F99; }
.text-b89f99 { color: #B89F99; }

Luminance0.3729

Black text8.46:1AA Pass

White text2.48:1AA 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":"#B89F99","rgb":[184,159,153],"hsl":[12,18,66],"cmyk":[0,14,17,28],"luminance":0.3729,"contrast":{"black":8.46,"white":2.48}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":8.46,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.48,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#DED2CF","hex":"#DED2CF","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.23,"contrastWhite":1.48,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#B8AF99","hex":"#B8AF99","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.63,"contrastWhite":2.18,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#99B2B8","hex":"#99B2B8","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.41,"contrastWhite":2.23,"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":"Greige","hex":"#B0A999","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.98,"contrastWhite":2.34,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","muted","muted red","Mushroom adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/b89f99.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/rosy-brown.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#99B2B8","analogous":["#B899A2","#B8AF99"],"triadic":["#99B89F","#9F99B8"],"tetradic":["#A2B899","#99B2B8","#AF99B8"],"splitComplementary":["#99B8AF","#99A2B8"],"monochromatic":["#DED2CF","#B89F99","#906D64"]}

Variants

{"light":"#DED2CF","dark":"#906D64","saturated":"#CB9386","desaturated":"#A8A8A8","pastel":"#E9E8E7","neon":"#FF957A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"mushroom","name":"Mushroom","hex":"#B7A99A","distance":10.099504938362077},{"slug":"greige","name":"Greige","hex":"#B0A999","distance":12.806248474865697},{"slug":"rosy-brown","name":"Rosy Brown","hex":"#BC8F8F","distance":19.28730152198591},{"slug":"cement","name":"Cement","hex":"#A5A391","distance":21},{"slug":"driftwood","name":"Driftwood","hex":"#A69A8D","distance":22.20360331117452}]

HEX meaning and use

About #B89F99

#B89F99 is classified as a warm red value with muted visual character. #B89F99 is visually closest to Mushroom, a named orange color with HEX #B7A99A.

The RGB channels are 184, 159, and 153, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 12deg with 18% 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 0.3729, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 10.10, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text8.46:1AA Pass

White text2.48:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #B89F99 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000008.46:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.48:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#DED2CF#000000 text · best 14.23:1#DED2CF

#B8AF99#000000 text · best 9.63:1#B8AF99

#99B2B8#000000 text · best 9.41:1#99B2B8

Mushroom#000000 text · best 9.16:1#B7A99A

Greige#000000 text · best 8.98:1#B0A999

Generated Palette

#B89F99#B89F99

#99B2B8#99B2B8

#B899A2#B899A2

#B8AF99#B8AF99

#DED2CF#DED2CF

#906D64#906D64

Color Harmonies

#99B2B8#99B2B8

#B899A2#B899A2

#B8AF99#B8AF99

#99B89F#99B89F

#9F99B8#9F99B8

Variants

#DED2CF#DED2CF

#906D64#906D64

#CB9386#CB9386

#A8A8A8#A8A8A8

#E9E8E7#E9E8E7

#FF957A#FF957A

Nearest Named Colors

Mushroom#B7A99A

Greige#B0A999

Rosy Brown#BC8F8F

Cement#A5A391

Driftwood#A69A8D

#B89F99

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #B89F99

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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