HEX atlas value

#C0B9A5

#C0B9A5 is a warm orange HEX color close to Pumice. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 192, 185, 165, HSL 44, 18%, 70%, has luminance 0.4862, and belongs to the muted group.

orange warm muted

#C0B9A5 Sample readable text

HEX #C0B9A5

RGB rgb(192, 185, 165)

HSL hsl(44 18% 70%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 4, 14, 25)

Luminance 0.4862

Contrast Black 10.72:1White 1.96:1

CSS

--color-c0b9a5: #C0B9A5;
.background-c0b9a5 { background-color: #C0B9A5; }
.text-c0b9a5 { color: #C0B9A5; }

Luminance0.4862

Black text10.72:1AA Pass

White text1.96:1AA 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":"#C0B9A5","rgb":[192,185,165],"hsl":[44,18,70],"cmyk":[0,4,14,25],"luminance":0.4862,"contrast":{"black":10.72,"white":1.96}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.72,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.96,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E6E3DB","hex":"#E6E3DB","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.38,"contrastWhite":1.28,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Travertine","hex":"#D6C1A3","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.02,"contrastWhite":1.75,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#D1C194","hex":"#D1C194","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.77,"contrastWhite":1.78,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Pumice","hex":"#BAC0B4","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.29,"contrastWhite":1.86,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#BAC0A5","hex":"#BAC0A5","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.17,"contrastWhite":1.88,"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/c0b9a5.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pumice.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mushroom.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/ash-gray.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#A5ACC0","analogous":["#C0ABA5","#BAC0A5"],"triadic":["#A5C0B9","#B9A5C0"],"tetradic":["#A5C0AB","#A5ACC0","#C0A5BA"],"splitComplementary":["#A5BAC0","#ABA5C0"],"monochromatic":["#E6E3DB","#C0B9A5","#9B8F6F"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E6E3DB","dark":"#9B8F6F","saturated":"#D1C194","desaturated":"#B3B3B3","pastel":"#F3F2F2","neon":"#FFE18F"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pumice","name":"Pumice","hex":"#BAC0B4","distance":17.60681686165901},{"slug":"mushroom","name":"Mushroom","hex":"#B7A99A","distance":21.400934559032695},{"slug":"ash-gray","name":"Ash Gray","hex":"#B2BEB5","distance":21.840329667841555},{"slug":"travertine","name":"Travertine","hex":"#D6C1A3","distance":23.49468024894146},{"slug":"laurel-green","name":"Laurel Green","hex":"#A9BA9D","distance":24.372115213907882}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C0B9A5

#C0B9A5 is classified as a warm orange value with muted visual character. #C0B9A5 is visually closest to Pumice, a named green color with HEX #BAC0B4.

The RGB channels are 192, 185, and 165, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 44deg with 18% 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 0.4862, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 17.61, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.72:1AA Pass

White text1.96:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C0B9A5 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.72:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.96:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E6E3DB#000000 text · best 16.38:1#E6E3DB

Travertine#000000 text · best 12.02:1#D6C1A3

#D1C194#000000 text · best 11.77:1#D1C194

Pumice#000000 text · best 11.29:1#BAC0B4

#BAC0A5#000000 text · best 11.17:1#BAC0A5

Generated Palette

#C0B9A5#C0B9A5

#A5ACC0#A5ACC0

#C0ABA5#C0ABA5

#BAC0A5#BAC0A5

#E6E3DB#E6E3DB

#9B8F6F#9B8F6F

Color Harmonies

#A5ACC0#A5ACC0

#C0ABA5#C0ABA5

#BAC0A5#BAC0A5

#A5C0B9#A5C0B9

#B9A5C0#B9A5C0

Variants

#E6E3DB#E6E3DB

#9B8F6F#9B8F6F

#D1C194#D1C194

#B3B3B3#B3B3B3

#F3F2F2#F3F2F2

#FFE18F#FFE18F

Nearest Named Colors

Pumice#BAC0B4

Mushroom#B7A99A

Ash Gray#B2BEB5

Travertine#D6C1A3

Laurel Green#A9BA9D

#C0B9A5

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C0B9A5

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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