HEX atlas value

#BCB0A9

#BCB0A9 is a warm orange HEX color close to Mushroom. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 188, 176, 169, HSL 22, 12%, 70%, has luminance 0.4461, and belongs to the muted group.

orange warm muted

#BCB0A9 Sample readable text

HEX #BCB0A9

RGB rgb(188, 176, 169)

HSL hsl(22 12% 70%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 6, 10, 26)

Luminance 0.4461

Contrast Black 9.92:1White 2.12:1

CSS

--color-bcb0a9: #BCB0A9;
.background-bcb0a9 { background-color: #BCB0A9; }
.text-bcb0a9 { color: #BCB0A9; }

Luminance0.4461

Black text9.92:1AA Pass

White text2.12:1AA 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":"#BCB0A9","rgb":[188,176,169],"hsl":[22,12,70],"cmyk":[0,6,10,26],"luminance":0.4461,"contrast":{"black":9.92,"white":2.12}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.92,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.12,"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":"#BCB9A9","hex":"#BCB9A9","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.65,"contrastWhite":1.97,"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":"#A9B5BC","hex":"#A9B5BC","family":"blue","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/bcb0a9.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mushroom.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pumice.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/silver-metallic.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#A9B5BC","analogous":["#BCA9AC","#BCB9A9"],"triadic":["#A9BCB0","#B0A9BC"],"tetradic":["#ACBCA9","#A9B5BC","#B9A9BC"],"splitComplementary":["#A9BCB9","#A9ACBC"],"monochromatic":["#E4DFDD","#BCB0A9","#938176"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E4DFDD","dark":"#938176","saturated":"#CDAC98","desaturated":"#B3B3B3","pastel":"#F2F2F2","neon":"#FFB88F"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"mushroom","name":"Mushroom","hex":"#B7A99A","distance":17.291616465790582},{"slug":"pumice","name":"Pumice","hex":"#BAC0B4","distance":19.519221295943137},{"slug":"silver-metallic","name":"Silver Metallic","hex":"#AAA9AD","distance":19.72308292331602},{"slug":"dark-gray","name":"Dark Gray","hex":"#A9A9A9","distance":20.248456731316587},{"slug":"dark-grey","name":"Dark Grey","hex":"#A9A9A9","distance":20.248456731316587}]

HEX meaning and use

About #BCB0A9

#BCB0A9 is classified as a warm orange value with muted visual character. #BCB0A9 is visually closest to Mushroom, a named orange color with HEX #B7A99A.

The RGB channels are 188, 176, and 169, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 22deg 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 0.4461, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 17.29, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.92:1AA Pass

White text2.12:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #BCB0A9 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.92:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.12:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

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

Pumice#000000 text · best 11.29:1#BAC0B4

#BCB9A9#000000 text · best 10.65:1#BCB9A9

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

#A9B5BC#000000 text · best 10.02:1#A9B5BC

Generated Palette

#BCB0A9#BCB0A9

#A9B5BC#A9B5BC

#BCA9AC#BCA9AC

#BCB9A9#BCB9A9

#E4DFDD#E4DFDD

#938176#938176

Color Harmonies

#A9B5BC#A9B5BC

#BCA9AC#BCA9AC

#BCB9A9#BCB9A9

#A9BCB0#A9BCB0

#B0A9BC#B0A9BC

Variants

#E4DFDD#E4DFDD

#938176#938176

#CDAC98#CDAC98

#B3B3B3#B3B3B3

#F2F2F2#F2F2F2

#FFB88F#FFB88F

Nearest Named Colors

Mushroom#B7A99A

Pumice#BAC0B4

Silver Metallic#AAA9AD

Dark Gray#A9A9A9

Dark Grey#A9A9A9

#BCB0A9

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #BCB0A9

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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