HEX atlas value

#B8A599

#B8A599 is a warm orange HEX color close to Mushroom. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 184, 165, 153, HSL 23, 18%, 66%, has luminance 0.394, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

orange warm muted earth-tone

#B8A599 Sample readable text

HEX #B8A599

RGB rgb(184, 165, 153)

HSL hsl(23 18% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 10, 17, 28)

Luminance 0.394

Contrast Black 8.88:1White 2.36:1

CSS

--color-b8a599: #B8A599;
.background-b8a599 { background-color: #B8A599; }
.text-b8a599 { color: #B8A599; }

Luminance0.394

Black text8.88:1AA Pass

White text2.36:1AA 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":"#B8A599","rgb":[184,165,153],"hsl":[23,18,66],"cmyk":[0,10,17,28],"luminance":0.394,"contrast":{"black":8.88,"white":2.36}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":8.88,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.36,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#DED4CF","hex":"#DED4CF","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.42,"contrastWhite":1.46,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#B8B499","hex":"#B8B499","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.03,"contrastWhite":2.09,"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"]},{"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","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/b8a599.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/sage-gray.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#99ACB8","analogous":["#B8999C","#B8B499"],"triadic":["#99B8A5","#A599B8"],"tetradic":["#9CB899","#99ACB8","#B499B8"],"splitComplementary":["#99B8B4","#999CB8"],"monochromatic":["#DED4CF","#B8A599","#907564"]}

Variants

{"light":"#DED4CF","dark":"#907564","saturated":"#CBA086","desaturated":"#A8A8A8","pastel":"#E9E8E7","neon":"#FFAD7A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"mushroom","name":"Mushroom","hex":"#B7A99A","distance":4.242640687119285},{"slug":"greige","name":"Greige","hex":"#B0A999","distance":8.94427190999916},{"slug":"sage-gray","name":"Sage Gray","hex":"#B2AC88","distance":19.339079605813716},{"slug":"cement","name":"Cement","hex":"#A5A391","distance":20.71231517720798},{"slug":"dark-gray","name":"Dark Gray","hex":"#A9A9A9","distance":22.293496809607955}]

HEX meaning and use

About #B8A599

#B8A599 is classified as a warm orange value with muted and earth tone visual character. #B8A599 is visually closest to Mushroom, a named orange color with HEX #B7A99A.

The RGB channels are 184, 165, and 153, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 23deg 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 0.394, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 4.24, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text8.88:1AA Pass

White text2.36:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #B8A599 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000008.88:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.36:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#DED4CF#000000 text · best 14.42:1#DED4CF

#B8B499#000000 text · best 10.03:1#B8B499

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

#B8A599#B8A599

#99ACB8#99ACB8

#B8999C#B8999C

#B8B499#B8B499

#DED4CF#DED4CF

#907564#907564

Color Harmonies

#99ACB8#99ACB8

#B8999C#B8999C

#B8B499#B8B499

#99B8A5#99B8A5

#A599B8#A599B8

Variants

#DED4CF#DED4CF

#907564#907564

#CBA086#CBA086

#A8A8A8#A8A8A8

#E9E8E7#E9E8E7

#FFAD7A#FFAD7A

Nearest Named Colors

Mushroom#B7A99A

Greige#B0A999

Sage Gray#B2AC88

Cement#A5A391

Dark Gray#A9A9A9

#B8A599

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #B8A599

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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