HEX atlas value

#BDB493

#BDB493 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Mushroom. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 189, 180, 147, HSL 47, 24%, 66%, has luminance 0.4557, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

yellow warm muted earth-tone

#BDB493 Sample readable text

HEX #BDB493

RGB rgb(189, 180, 147)

HSL hsl(47 24% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 5, 22, 26)

Luminance 0.4557

Contrast Black 10.11:1White 2.08:1

CSS

--color-bdb493: #BDB493;
.background-bdb493 { background-color: #BDB493; }
.text-bdb493 { color: #BDB493; }

Luminance0.4557

Black text10.11:1AA Pass

White text2.08:1AA 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":"#BDB493","rgb":[189,180,147],"hsl":[47,24,66],"cmyk":[0,5,22,26],"luminance":0.4557,"contrast":{"black":10.11,"white":2.08}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.11,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.08,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E0DCCC","hex":"#E0DCCC","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.28,"contrastWhite":1.37,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#D0BF80","hex":"#D0BF80","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.45,"contrastWhite":1.83,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#B1BD93","hex":"#B1BD93","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.57,"contrastWhite":1.99,"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 yellow","muted","earth tone","muted yellow","earth tone yellow","Mushroom adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes","natural palettes","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/bdb493.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":"#939DBD","analogous":["#BD9F93","#B1BD93"],"triadic":["#93BDB4","#B493BD"],"tetradic":["#93BD9F","#939DBD","#BD93B1"],"splitComplementary":["#93B1BD","#9F93BD"],"monochromatic":["#E0DCCC","#BDB493","#988B5D"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E0DCCC","dark":"#988B5D","saturated":"#D0BF80","desaturated":"#AAA9A7","pastel":"#EAE9E6","neon":"#FFE27A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"mushroom","name":"Mushroom","hex":"#B7A99A","distance":14.352700094407323},{"slug":"sage-gray","name":"Sage Gray","hex":"#B2AC88","distance":17.4928556845359},{"slug":"greige","name":"Greige","hex":"#B0A999","distance":18.05547008526779},{"slug":"ecru","name":"Ecru","hex":"#C2B280","distance":19.748417658131498},{"slug":"sand","name":"Sand","hex":"#C2B280","distance":19.748417658131498}]

HEX meaning and use

About #BDB493

#BDB493 is classified as a warm yellow value with muted and earth tone visual character. #BDB493 is visually closest to Mushroom, a named orange color with HEX #B7A99A.

The RGB channels are 189, 180, and 147, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 47deg 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 0.4557, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 14.35, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.11:1AA Pass

White text2.08:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #BDB493 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.11:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.08:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E0DCCC#000000 text · best 15.28:1#E0DCCC

#D0BF80#000000 text · best 11.45:1#D0BF80

#B1BD93#000000 text · best 10.57:1#B1BD93

Sand#000000 text · best 9.97:1#C2B280

Mushroom#000000 text · best 9.16:1#B7A99A

Generated Palette

#BDB493#BDB493

#939DBD#939DBD

#BD9F93#BD9F93

#B1BD93#B1BD93

#E0DCCC#E0DCCC

#988B5D#988B5D

Color Harmonies

#939DBD#939DBD

#BD9F93#BD9F93

#B1BD93#B1BD93

#93BDB4#93BDB4

#B493BD#B493BD

Variants

#E0DCCC#E0DCCC

#988B5D#988B5D

#D0BF80#D0BF80

#AAA9A7#AAA9A7

#EAE9E6#EAE9E6

#FFE27A#FFE27A

Nearest Named Colors

Mushroom#B7A99A

Sage Gray#B2AC88

Greige#B0A999

Ecru#C2B280

Sand#C2B280

#BDB493

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #BDB493

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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