HEX atlas value

#C5B3A0

#C5B3A0 is a warm orange HEX color close to Mushroom. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 197, 179, 160, HSL 31, 24%, 70%, has luminance 0.4665, and belongs to the muted group.

orange warm muted

#C5B3A0 Sample readable text

HEX #C5B3A0

RGB rgb(197, 179, 160)

HSL hsl(31 24% 70%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 9, 19, 23)

Luminance 0.4665

Contrast Black 10.33:1White 2.03:1

CSS

--color-c5b3a0: #C5B3A0;
.background-c5b3a0 { background-color: #C5B3A0; }
.text-c5b3a0 { color: #C5B3A0; }

Luminance0.4665

Black text10.33:1AA 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":"#C5B3A0","rgb":[197,179,160],"hsl":[31,24,70],"cmyk":[0,9,19,23],"luminance":0.4665,"contrast":{"black":10.33,"white":2.03}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.33,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.03,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E8E1D9","hex":"#E8E1D9","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.2,"contrastWhite":1.3,"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":"#C4C5A0","hex":"#C4C5A0","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.84,"contrastWhite":1.77,"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":"#D6B48F","hex":"#D6B48F","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.78,"contrastWhite":1.95,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","muted","muted orange","Mushroom adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/c5b3a0.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mushroom.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/travertine.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/tan.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#A0B2C5","analogous":["#C5A1A0","#C4C5A0"],"triadic":["#A0C5B3","#B3A0C5"],"tetradic":["#A0C5A1","#A0B2C5","#C5A0C4"],"splitComplementary":["#A0C4C5","#A1A0C5"],"monochromatic":["#E8E1D9","#C5B3A0","#A28667"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E8E1D9","dark":"#A28667","saturated":"#D6B48F","desaturated":"#B4B3B1","pastel":"#F3F2F1","neon":"#FFC98F"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"mushroom","name":"Mushroom","hex":"#B7A99A","distance":18.2208671582886},{"slug":"travertine","name":"Travertine","hex":"#D6C1A3","distance":22.22611077089287},{"slug":"tan","name":"Tan","hex":"#D2B48C","distance":23.874672772626646},{"slug":"greige","name":"Greige","hex":"#B0A999","distance":24.289915602982237},{"slug":"pumice","name":"Pumice","hex":"#BAC0B4","distance":26.267851073127396}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C5B3A0

#C5B3A0 is classified as a warm orange value with muted visual character. #C5B3A0 is visually closest to Mushroom, a named orange color with HEX #B7A99A.

The RGB channels are 197, 179, and 160, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 31deg with 24% 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 0.4665, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 18.22, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.33:1AA 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 #C5B3A0 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.33:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.03:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E8E1D9#000000 text · best 16.2:1#E8E1D9

Travertine#000000 text · best 12.02:1#D6C1A3

#C4C5A0#000000 text · best 11.84:1#C4C5A0

Pumice#000000 text · best 11.29:1#BAC0B4

#D6B48F#000000 text · best 10.78:1#D6B48F

Generated Palette

#C5B3A0#C5B3A0

#A0B2C5#A0B2C5

#C5A1A0#C5A1A0

#C4C5A0#C4C5A0

#E8E1D9#E8E1D9

#A28667#A28667

Color Harmonies

#A0B2C5#A0B2C5

#C5A1A0#C5A1A0

#C4C5A0#C4C5A0

#A0C5B3#A0C5B3

#B3A0C5#B3A0C5

Variants

#E8E1D9#E8E1D9

#A28667#A28667

#D6B48F#D6B48F

#B4B3B1#B4B3B1

#F3F2F1#F3F2F1

#FFC98F#FFC98F

Nearest Named Colors

Mushroom#B7A99A

Travertine#D6C1A3

Tan#D2B48C

Greige#B0A999

Pumice#BAC0B4

#C5B3A0

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C5B3A0

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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