HEX atlas value

#BDA593

#BDA593 is a warm orange HEX color close to Mushroom. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 189, 165, 147, HSL 26, 24%, 66%, has luminance 0.3984, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

#BDA593 Sample readable text
HEX #BDA593
RGB rgb(189, 165, 147)
HSL hsl(26 24% 66%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 13, 22, 26)
Luminance 0.3984
Contrast Black 8.97:1White 2.34:1

CSS

--color-bda593: #BDA593;
.background-bda593 { background-color: #BDA593; }
.text-bda593 { color: #BDA593; }

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
Luminance0.3984
Black text8.97:1AA Pass
White text2.34:1AA 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":"#BDA593","rgb":[189,165,147],"hsl":[26,24,66],"cmyk":[0,13,22,26],"luminance":0.3984,"contrast":{"black":8.97,"white":2.34}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":8.97,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.34,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"#E0D5CC","hex":"#E0D5CC","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.56,"contrastWhite":1.44,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#BDBA93","hex":"#BDBA93","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.61,"contrastWhite":1.98,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Sand","hex":"#C2B280","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.97,"contrastWhite":2.11,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#D0A380","hex":"#D0A380","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.23,"contrastWhite":2.27,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Mushroom","hex":"#B7A99A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.16,"contrastWhite":2.29,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]
AI context
{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","muted","earth tone","muted orange","earth tone orange","Mushroom adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes","natural palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/bda593.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/sage-gray.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#93ABBD","analogous":["#BD9396","#BDBA93"],"triadic":["#93BDA6","#A693BD"],"tetradic":["#96BD93","#93ABBD","#BA93BD"],"splitComplementary":["#93BDBA","#9396BD"],"monochromatic":["#E0D5CC","#BDA593","#98765D"]}
Variants
{"light":"#E0D5CC","dark":"#98765D","saturated":"#D0A380","desaturated":"#AAA8A7","pastel":"#EAE8E6","neon":"#FFB47A"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"mushroom","name":"Mushroom","hex":"#B7A99A","distance":10.04987562112089},{"slug":"greige","name":"Greige","hex":"#B0A999","distance":14.866068747318506},{"slug":"sage-gray","name":"Sage Gray","hex":"#B2AC88","distance":17.05872210923198},{"slug":"rosy-brown","name":"Rosy Brown","hex":"#BC8F8F","distance":22.38302928559939},{"slug":"ecru","name":"Ecru","hex":"#C2B280","distance":23.558437978779494}]

HEX meaning and use

About #BDA593

#BDA593 is classified as a warm orange value with muted and earth tone visual character. #BDA593 is visually closest to Mushroom, a named orange color with HEX #B7A99A.

The RGB channels are 189, 165, and 147, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 26deg with 24% 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 0.3984, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 10.05, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text8.97:1AA Pass
White text2.34:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #BDA593 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000008.97:1 · AAA
White text#FFFFFF2.34:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E0D5CC#000000 text · best 14.56:1#E0D5CC
#BDBA93#000000 text · best 10.61:1#BDBA93
Sand#000000 text · best 9.97:1#C2B280
#D0A380#000000 text · best 9.23:1#D0A380
Mushroom#000000 text · best 9.16:1#B7A99A

Generated Palette

#BDA593#BDA593
#93ABBD#93ABBD
#BD9396#BD9396
#BDBA93#BDBA93
#E0D5CC#E0D5CC
#98765D#98765D

Color Harmonies

#93ABBD#93ABBD
#BD9396#BD9396
#BDBA93#BDBA93
#93BDA6#93BDA6
#A693BD#A693BD

Variants

#E0D5CC#E0D5CC
#98765D#98765D
#D0A380#D0A380
#AAA8A7#AAA8A7
#EAE8E6#EAE8E6
#FFB47A#FFB47A

Nearest Named Colors