HEX atlas value

#B8AB99

#B8AB99 is a warm orange HEX color close to Mushroom. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 184, 171, 153, HSL 35, 18%, 66%, has luminance 0.4162, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

orange warm muted earth-tone

#B8AB99 Sample readable text

HEX #B8AB99

RGB rgb(184, 171, 153)

HSL hsl(35 18% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 7, 17, 28)

Luminance 0.4162

Contrast Black 9.32:1White 2.25:1

CSS

--color-b8ab99: #B8AB99;
.background-b8ab99 { background-color: #B8AB99; }
.text-b8ab99 { color: #B8AB99; }

Luminance0.4162

Black text9.32:1AA Pass

White text2.25:1AA 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":"#B8AB99","rgb":[184,171,153],"hsl":[35,18,66],"cmyk":[0,7,17,28],"luminance":0.4162,"contrast":{"black":9.32,"white":2.25}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.32,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.25,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#DED7CF","hex":"#DED7CF","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.73,"contrastWhite":1.43,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#B5B899","hex":"#B5B899","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.28,"contrastWhite":2.04,"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":"#CBAE86","hex":"#CBAE86","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.94,"contrastWhite":2.11,"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/b8ab99.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":"#99A6B8","analogous":["#B89B99","#B5B899"],"triadic":["#99B8AB","#AB99B8"],"tetradic":["#99B89B","#99A6B8","#B899B5"],"splitComplementary":["#99B5B8","#9B99B8"],"monochromatic":["#DED7CF","#B8AB99","#907E64"]}

Variants

{"light":"#DED7CF","dark":"#907E64","saturated":"#CBAE86","desaturated":"#A8A8A8","pastel":"#E9E8E7","neon":"#FFC87A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"mushroom","name":"Mushroom","hex":"#B7A99A","distance":2.449489742783178},{"slug":"greige","name":"Greige","hex":"#B0A999","distance":8.246211251235321},{"slug":"sage-gray","name":"Sage Gray","hex":"#B2AC88","distance":18.05547008526779},{"slug":"laurel-green","name":"Laurel Green","hex":"#A9BA9D","distance":21.587033144922902},{"slug":"dark-gray","name":"Dark Gray","hex":"#A9A9A9","distance":22.02271554554524}]

HEX meaning and use

About #B8AB99

#B8AB99 is classified as a warm orange value with muted and earth tone visual character. #B8AB99 is visually closest to Mushroom, a named orange color with HEX #B7A99A.

The RGB channels are 184, 171, and 153, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 35deg 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 0.4162, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 2.45, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.32:1AA Pass

White text2.25:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #B8AB99 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.32:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.25:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#DED7CF#000000 text · best 14.73:1#DED7CF

#B5B899#000000 text · best 10.28:1#B5B899

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

#CBAE86#000000 text · best 9.94:1#CBAE86

Mushroom#000000 text · best 9.16:1#B7A99A

Generated Palette

#B8AB99#B8AB99

#99A6B8#99A6B8

#B89B99#B89B99

#B5B899#B5B899

#DED7CF#DED7CF

#907E64#907E64

Color Harmonies

#99A6B8#99A6B8

#B89B99#B89B99

#B5B899#B5B899

#99B8AB#99B8AB

#AB99B8#AB99B8

Variants

#DED7CF#DED7CF

#907E64#907E64

#CBAE86#CBAE86

#A8A8A8#A8A8A8

#E9E8E7#E9E8E7

#FFC87A#FFC87A

Nearest Named Colors

Mushroom#B7A99A

Greige#B0A999

Sage Gray#B2AC88

Laurel Green#A9BA9D

Dark Gray#A9A9A9

#B8AB99

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #B8AB99

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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