HEX atlas value

#BCB5A9

#BCB5A9 is a warm orange HEX color close to Pumice. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 188, 181, 169, HSL 38, 12%, 70%, has luminance 0.466, and belongs to the muted group.

orange warm muted

#BCB5A9 Sample readable text

HEX #BCB5A9

RGB rgb(188, 181, 169)

HSL hsl(38 12% 70%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 4, 10, 26)

Luminance 0.466

Contrast Black 10.32:1White 2.03:1

CSS

--color-bcb5a9: #BCB5A9;
.background-bcb5a9 { background-color: #BCB5A9; }
.text-bcb5a9 { color: #BCB5A9; }

Luminance0.466

Black text10.32:1AA Pass

White text2.03:1AA 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":"#BCB5A9","rgb":[188,181,169],"hsl":[38,12,70],"cmyk":[0,4,10,26],"luminance":0.466,"contrast":{"black":10.32,"white":2.03}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.32,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.03,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E4E1DD","hex":"#E4E1DD","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.11,"contrastWhite":1.3,"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":"#CDB998","hex":"#CDB998","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.99,"contrastWhite":1.91,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Ash Gray","hex":"#B2BEB5","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.93,"contrastWhite":1.92,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#B9BCA9","hex":"#B9BCA9","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.83,"contrastWhite":1.94,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","muted","muted orange","Pumice adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/bcb5a9.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pumice.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/ash-gray.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mushroom.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#A9B0BC","analogous":["#BCACA9","#B9BCA9"],"triadic":["#A9BCB5","#B5A9BC"],"tetradic":["#A9BCAC","#A9B0BC","#BCA9B9"],"splitComplementary":["#A9B9BC","#ACA9BC"],"monochromatic":["#E4E1DD","#BCB5A9","#938976"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E4E1DD","dark":"#938976","saturated":"#CDB998","desaturated":"#B3B3B3","pastel":"#F2F2F2","neon":"#FFD68F"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pumice","name":"Pumice","hex":"#BAC0B4","distance":15.684387141358123},{"slug":"ash-gray","name":"Ash Gray","hex":"#B2BEB5","distance":18.027756377319946},{"slug":"mushroom","name":"Mushroom","hex":"#B7A99A","distance":19.849433241279208},{"slug":"silver-metallic","name":"Silver Metallic","hex":"#AAA9AD","distance":22},{"slug":"dark-gray","name":"Dark Gray","hex":"#A9A9A9","distance":22.47220505424423}]

HEX meaning and use

About #BCB5A9

#BCB5A9 is classified as a warm orange value with muted visual character. #BCB5A9 is visually closest to Pumice, a named green color with HEX #BAC0B4.

The RGB channels are 188, 181, and 169, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 38deg 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 0.466, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 15.68, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.32:1AA Pass

White text2.03:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #BCB5A9 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.32:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.03:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E4E1DD#000000 text · best 16.11:1#E4E1DD

Pumice#000000 text · best 11.29:1#BAC0B4

#CDB998#000000 text · best 10.99:1#CDB998

Ash Gray#000000 text · best 10.93:1#B2BEB5

#B9BCA9#000000 text · best 10.83:1#B9BCA9

Generated Palette

#BCB5A9#BCB5A9

#A9B0BC#A9B0BC

#BCACA9#BCACA9

#B9BCA9#B9BCA9

#E4E1DD#E4E1DD

#938976#938976

Color Harmonies

#A9B0BC#A9B0BC

#BCACA9#BCACA9

#B9BCA9#B9BCA9

#A9BCB5#A9BCB5

#B5A9BC#B5A9BC

Variants

#E4E1DD#E4E1DD

#938976#938976

#CDB998#CDB998

#B3B3B3#B3B3B3

#F2F2F2#F2F2F2

#FFD68F#FFD68F

Nearest Named Colors

Pumice#BAC0B4

Ash Gray#B2BEB5

Mushroom#B7A99A

Silver Metallic#AAA9AD

Dark Gray#A9A9A9

#BCB5A9

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #BCB5A9

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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