Colors Encyclopedia

HEX atlas value

#BCAEA9

#BCAEA9 is a warm orange HEX color close to Mushroom. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 188, 174, 169, HSL 16, 12%, 70%, has luminance 0.4383, and belongs to the muted group.

orangewarmmuted
#BCAEA9 Sample readable text
HEX #BCAEA9
RGB rgb(188, 174, 169)
HSL hsl(16 12% 70%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 7, 10, 26)
Luminance 0.4383
Contrast Black 9.77:1White 2.15:1

CSS

--color-bcaea9: #BCAEA9;
.background-bcaea9 { background-color: #BCAEA9; }
.text-bcaea9 { color: #BCAEA9; }

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

Structured HEX color data for conversion, WCAG checks, CSS generation, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.4383
Black text9.77:1AA Pass
White text2.15:1AA 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
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{"hex":"#BCAEA9","rgb":[188,174,169],"hsl":[16,12,70],"cmyk":[0,7,10,26],"luminance":0.4383,"contrast":{"black":9.77,"white":2.15}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.77,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.15,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"#E4DFDD","hex":"#E4DFDD","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.9,"contrastWhite":1.32,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#BCB7A9","hex":"#BCB7A9","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.48,"contrastWhite":2,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#A9B7BC","hex":"#A9B7BC","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.19,"contrastWhite":2.06,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#B3B3B3","hex":"#B3B3B3","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.02,"contrastWhite":2.1,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#CDA698","hex":"#CDA698","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.5,"contrastWhite":2.21,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]
AI context
{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","muted","muted orange","Mushroom adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/bcaea9.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mushroom.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/silver-metallic.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-gray.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#A9B7BC","analogous":["#BCA9AE","#BCB7A9"],"triadic":["#A9BCAE","#AEA9BC"],"tetradic":["#AEBCA9","#A9B7BC","#B7A9BC"],"splitComplementary":["#A9BCB7","#A9AEBC"],"monochromatic":["#E4DFDD","#BCAEA9","#937E76"]}
Variants
{"light":"#E4DFDD","dark":"#937E76","saturated":"#CDA698","desaturated":"#B3B3B3","pastel":"#F2F2F2","neon":"#FFAD8F"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"mushroom","name":"Mushroom","hex":"#B7A99A","distance":16.583123951777},{"slug":"silver-metallic","name":"Silver Metallic","hex":"#AAA9AD","distance":19.1049731745428},{"slug":"dark-gray","name":"Dark Gray","hex":"#A9A9A9","distance":19.6468827043885},{"slug":"dark-grey","name":"Dark Grey","hex":"#A9A9A9","distance":19.6468827043885},{"slug":"greige","name":"Greige","hex":"#B0A999","distance":20.615528128088304}]
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HEX meaning and use

About #BCAEA9

#BCAEA9 is classified as a warm orange value with muted visual character. #BCAEA9 is visually closest to Mushroom, a named orange color with HEX #B7A99A.

The RGB channels are 188, 174, and 169, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 16deg with 12% saturation and 70% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-saturation, light 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 0.4383, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 16.58, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.77:1AA Pass
White text2.15:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #BCAEA9 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.77:1 · AAA
White text#FFFFFF2.15:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E4DFDD#000000 text · best 15.9:1#E4DFDD
#BCB7A9#000000 text · best 10.48:1#BCB7A9
#A9B7BC#000000 text · best 10.19:1#A9B7BC
#B3B3B3#000000 text · best 10.02:1#B3B3B3
#CDA698#000000 text · best 9.5:1#CDA698

Generated Palette

#BCAEA9#BCAEA9
#A9B7BC#A9B7BC
#BCA9AE#BCA9AE
#BCB7A9#BCB7A9
#E4DFDD#E4DFDD
#937E76#937E76

Color Harmonies

#A9B7BC#A9B7BC
#BCA9AE#BCA9AE
#BCB7A9#BCB7A9
#A9BCAE#A9BCAE
#AEA9BC#AEA9BC

Variants

#E4DFDD#E4DFDD
#937E76#937E76
#CDA698#CDA698
#B3B3B3#B3B3B3
#F2F2F2#F2F2F2
#FFAD8F#FFAD8F

Nearest Named Colors

Mushroom#B7A99A
Silver Metallic#AAA9AD
Dark Gray#A9A9A9
Dark Grey#A9A9A9
Greige#B0A999

Related HEX Guides

Mushroom colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #B7A99A.Silver Metallic colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #AAA9AD.Dark Gray colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #A9A9A9.Orange color familyBrowse named orange colors related to this HEX value.Warm colorsExplore colors with similar temperature behavior.Muted colorsFind colors in the muted group.Color palettesBrowse palette systems related to generated color combinations.Compare colorsCompare named colors near this HEX value.Accessible colorsBrowse WCAG-friendly named colors and safe text options.#BCAEA9 APIOpen the machine-readable JSON record for this HEX value.