HEX atlas value

#B8B299

#B8B299 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Mushroom. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 184, 178, 153, HSL 48, 18%, 66%, has luminance 0.4433, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

yellow warm muted earth-tone

#B8B299 Sample readable text

HEX #B8B299

RGB rgb(184, 178, 153)

HSL hsl(48 18% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 3, 17, 28)

Luminance 0.4433

Contrast Black 9.87:1White 2.13:1

CSS

--color-b8b299: #B8B299;
.background-b8b299 { background-color: #B8B299; }
.text-b8b299 { color: #B8B299; }

Luminance0.4433

Black text9.87:1AA Pass

White text2.13:1AA 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":"#B8B299","rgb":[184,178,153],"hsl":[48,18,66],"cmyk":[0,3,17,28],"luminance":0.4433,"contrast":{"black":9.87,"white":2.13}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.87,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.13,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#DEDBCF","hex":"#DEDBCF","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.14,"contrastWhite":1.39,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#CBBD86","hex":"#CBBD86","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.16,"contrastWhite":1.88,"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":"#AFB899","hex":"#AFB899","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.14,"contrastWhite":2.07,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Willow Green","hex":"#A8B88F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.92,"contrastWhite":2.12,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"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","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/b8b299.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":"#999FB8","analogous":["#B8A299","#AFB899"],"triadic":["#99B8B2","#B299B8"],"tetradic":["#99B8A2","#999FB8","#B899AF"],"splitComplementary":["#99AFB8","#A299B8"],"monochromatic":["#DEDBCF","#B8B299","#908864"]}

Variants

{"light":"#DEDBCF","dark":"#908864","saturated":"#CBBD86","desaturated":"#A8A8A8","pastel":"#E9E8E7","neon":"#FFE47A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"mushroom","name":"Mushroom","hex":"#B7A99A","distance":9.1104335791443},{"slug":"greige","name":"Greige","hex":"#B0A999","distance":12.041594578792296},{"slug":"laurel-green","name":"Laurel Green","hex":"#A9BA9D","distance":17.46424919657298},{"slug":"sage-gray","name":"Sage Gray","hex":"#B2AC88","distance":19},{"slug":"willow-green","name":"Willow Green","hex":"#A8B88F","distance":19.79898987322333}]

HEX meaning and use

About #B8B299

#B8B299 is classified as a warm yellow value with muted and earth tone visual character. #B8B299 is visually closest to Mushroom, a named orange color with HEX #B7A99A.

The RGB channels are 184, 178, and 153, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 48deg 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 0.4433, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 9.11, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.87:1AA Pass

White text2.13:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #B8B299 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.87:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.13:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#DEDBCF#000000 text · best 15.14:1#DEDBCF

#CBBD86#000000 text · best 11.16:1#CBBD86

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

#AFB899#000000 text · best 10.14:1#AFB899

Willow Green#000000 text · best 9.92:1#A8B88F

Generated Palette

#B8B299#B8B299

#999FB8#999FB8

#B8A299#B8A299

#AFB899#AFB899

#DEDBCF#DEDBCF

#908864#908864

Color Harmonies

#999FB8#999FB8

#B8A299#B8A299

#AFB899#AFB899

#99B8B2#99B8B2

#B299B8#B299B8

Variants

#DEDBCF#DEDBCF

#908864#908864

#CBBD86#CBBD86

#A8A8A8#A8A8A8

#E9E8E7#E9E8E7

#FFE47A#FFE47A

Nearest Named Colors

Mushroom#B7A99A

Greige#B0A999

Laurel Green#A9BA9D

Sage Gray#B2AC88

Willow Green#A8B88F

#B8B299

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #B8B299

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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