HEX atlas value

#BDB293

#BDB293 is a warm orange HEX color close to Mushroom. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 189, 178, 147, HSL 44, 24%, 66%, has luminance 0.4477, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

orange warm muted earth-tone

#BDB293 Sample readable text

HEX #BDB293

RGB rgb(189, 178, 147)

HSL hsl(44 24% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 6, 22, 26)

Luminance 0.4477

Contrast Black 9.95:1White 2.11:1

CSS

--color-bdb293: #BDB293;
.background-bdb293 { background-color: #BDB293; }
.text-bdb293 { color: #BDB293; }

Luminance0.4477

Black text9.95:1AA Pass

White text2.11:1AA 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":"#BDB293","rgb":[189,178,147],"hsl":[44,24,66],"cmyk":[0,6,22,26],"luminance":0.4477,"contrast":{"black":9.95,"white":2.11}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.95,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.11,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E0DBCC","hex":"#E0DBCC","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.17,"contrastWhite":1.38,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#D0BB80","hex":"#D0BB80","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.1,"contrastWhite":1.89,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#B3BD93","hex":"#B3BD93","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.62,"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":"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","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/bdb293.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mushroom.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sage-gray.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/greige.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#939FBD","analogous":["#BD9D93","#B3BD93"],"triadic":["#93BDB2","#B293BD"],"tetradic":["#93BD9D","#939FBD","#BD93B3"],"splitComplementary":["#93B3BD","#9D93BD"],"monochromatic":["#E0DBCC","#BDB293","#98885D"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E0DBCC","dark":"#98885D","saturated":"#D0BB80","desaturated":"#AAA9A7","pastel":"#EAE9E6","neon":"#FFDC7A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"mushroom","name":"Mushroom","hex":"#B7A99A","distance":12.884098726725126},{"slug":"sage-gray","name":"Sage Gray","hex":"#B2AC88","distance":16.673332000533065},{"slug":"greige","name":"Greige","hex":"#B0A999","distance":16.911534525287763},{"slug":"ecru","name":"Ecru","hex":"#C2B280","distance":19.6468827043885},{"slug":"sand","name":"Sand","hex":"#C2B280","distance":19.6468827043885}]

HEX meaning and use

About #BDB293

#BDB293 is classified as a warm orange value with muted and earth tone visual character. #BDB293 is visually closest to Mushroom, a named orange color with HEX #B7A99A.

The RGB channels are 189, 178, and 147, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 44deg 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 0.4477, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 12.88, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.95:1AA Pass

White text2.11:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #BDB293 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.95:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.11:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E0DBCC#000000 text · best 15.17:1#E0DBCC

#D0BB80#000000 text · best 11.1:1#D0BB80

#B3BD93#000000 text · best 10.62:1#B3BD93

Sand#000000 text · best 9.97:1#C2B280

Mushroom#000000 text · best 9.16:1#B7A99A

Generated Palette

#BDB293#BDB293

#939FBD#939FBD

#BD9D93#BD9D93

#B3BD93#B3BD93

#E0DBCC#E0DBCC

#98885D#98885D

Color Harmonies

#939FBD#939FBD

#BD9D93#BD9D93

#B3BD93#B3BD93

#93BDB2#93BDB2

#B293BD#B293BD

Variants

#E0DBCC#E0DBCC

#98885D#98885D

#D0BB80#D0BB80

#AAA9A7#AAA9A7

#EAE9E6#EAE9E6

#FFDC7A#FFDC7A

Nearest Named Colors

Mushroom#B7A99A

Sage Gray#B2AC88

Greige#B0A999

Ecru#C2B280

Sand#C2B280

#BDB293

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #BDB293

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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