HEX atlas value

#BCAFA9

#BCAFA9 is a warm orange HEX color close to Mushroom. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 188, 175, 169, HSL 19, 12%, 70%, has luminance 0.4422, and belongs to the muted group.

orange warm muted

#BCAFA9 Sample readable text

HEX #BCAFA9

RGB rgb(188, 175, 169)

HSL hsl(19 12% 70%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 7, 10, 26)

Luminance 0.4422

Contrast Black 9.84:1White 2.13:1

CSS

--color-bcafa9: #BCAFA9;
.background-bcafa9 { background-color: #BCAFA9; }
.text-bcafa9 { color: #BCAFA9; }

Luminance0.4422

Black text9.84:1AA 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":"#BCAFA9","rgb":[188,175,169],"hsl":[19,12,70],"cmyk":[0,7,10,26],"luminance":0.4422,"contrast":{"black":9.84,"white":2.13}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.84,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.13,"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":"Pumice","hex":"#BAC0B4","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.29,"contrastWhite":1.86,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#BCB8A9","hex":"#BCB8A9","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.57,"contrastWhite":1.99,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#A9B6BC","hex":"#A9B6BC","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.1,"contrastWhite":2.08,"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"]}]

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/bcafa9.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":"#A9B6BC","analogous":["#BCA9AD","#BCB8A9"],"triadic":["#A9BCAF","#AFA9BC"],"tetradic":["#ADBCA9","#A9B6BC","#B8A9BC"],"splitComplementary":["#A9BCB8","#A9ADBC"],"monochromatic":["#E4DFDD","#BCAFA9","#937F76"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E4DFDD","dark":"#937F76","saturated":"#CDA998","desaturated":"#B3B3B3","pastel":"#F2F2F2","neon":"#FFB28F"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"mushroom","name":"Mushroom","hex":"#B7A99A","distance":16.911534525287763},{"slug":"silver-metallic","name":"Silver Metallic","hex":"#AAA9AD","distance":19.390719429665317},{"slug":"dark-gray","name":"Dark Gray","hex":"#A9A9A9","distance":19.924858845171276},{"slug":"dark-grey","name":"Dark Grey","hex":"#A9A9A9","distance":19.924858845171276},{"slug":"pumice","name":"Pumice","hex":"#BAC0B4","distance":20.346989949375804}]

HEX meaning and use

About #BCAFA9

#BCAFA9 is classified as a warm orange value with muted visual character. #BCAFA9 is visually closest to Mushroom, a named orange color with HEX #B7A99A.

The RGB channels are 188, 175, and 169, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 19deg 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 0.4422, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 16.91, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.84:1AA 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 #BCAFA9 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.84:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.13:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E4DFDD#000000 text · best 15.9:1#E4DFDD

Pumice#000000 text · best 11.29:1#BAC0B4

#BCB8A9#000000 text · best 10.57:1#BCB8A9

#A9B6BC#000000 text · best 10.1:1#A9B6BC

#B3B3B3#000000 text · best 10.02:1#B3B3B3

Generated Palette

#BCAFA9#BCAFA9

#A9B6BC#A9B6BC

#BCA9AD#BCA9AD

#BCB8A9#BCB8A9

#E4DFDD#E4DFDD

#937F76#937F76

Color Harmonies

#A9B6BC#A9B6BC

#BCA9AD#BCA9AD

#BCB8A9#BCB8A9

#A9BCAF#A9BCAF

#AFA9BC#AFA9BC

Variants

#E4DFDD#E4DFDD

#937F76#937F76

#CDA998#CDA998

#B3B3B3#B3B3B3

#F2F2F2#F2F2F2

#FFB28F#FFB28F

Nearest Named Colors

Mushroom#B7A99A

Silver Metallic#AAA9AD

Dark Gray#A9A9A9

Dark Grey#A9A9A9

Pumice#BAC0B4

#BCAFA9

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #BCAFA9

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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