Colors Encyclopedia

HEX atlas value

#C5B9B5

#C5B9B5 is a warm orange HEX color close to Pumice. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 197, 185, 181, HSL 15, 12%, 74%, has luminance 0.499, and belongs to the muted group.

orangewarmmuted
#C5B9B5 Sample readable text
HEX #C5B9B5
RGB rgb(197, 185, 181)
HSL hsl(15 12% 74%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 6, 8, 23)
Luminance 0.499
Contrast Black 10.98:1White 1.91:1

CSS

--color-c5b9b5: #C5B9B5;
.background-c5b9b5 { background-color: #C5B9B5; }
.text-c5b9b5 { color: #C5B9B5; }

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
Luminance0.499
Black text10.98:1AA Pass
White text1.91:1AA 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":"#C5B9B5","rgb":[197,185,181],"hsl":[15,12,74],"cmyk":[0,6,8,23],"luminance":0.499,"contrast":{"black":10.98,"white":1.91}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.98,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.91,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"#EDE9E8","hex":"#EDE9E8","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.42,"contrastWhite":1.21,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Oat","hex":"#D8CAB8","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.06,"contrastWhite":1.61,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Mica","hex":"#D8C7B0","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.72,"contrastWhite":1.65,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#C5C1B5","hex":"#C5C1B5","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.67,"contrastWhite":1.8,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Silver","hex":"#C0C0C0","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.54,"contrastWhite":1.82,"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/c5b9b5.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pumice.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/silver.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/ash-gray.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#B5C1C5","analogous":["#C5B5B9","#C5C1B5"],"triadic":["#B5C5B9","#B9B5C5"],"tetradic":["#B9C5B5","#B5C1C5","#C1B5C5"],"splitComplementary":["#B5C5C1","#B5B9C5"],"monochromatic":["#EDE9E8","#C5B9B5","#9C8881"]}
Variants
{"light":"#EDE9E8","dark":"#9C8881","saturated":"#D3B1A6","desaturated":"#BDBDBD","pastel":"#FCFCFC","neon":"#FFBAA3"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"pumice","name":"Pumice","hex":"#BAC0B4","distance":13.076696830622021},{"slug":"silver","name":"Silver","hex":"#C0C0C0","distance":13.96424004376894},{"slug":"ash-gray","name":"Ash Gray","hex":"#B2BEB5","distance":19.6468827043885},{"slug":"mica","name":"Mica","hex":"#D8C7B0","distance":24.124676163629637},{"slug":"oat","name":"Oat","hex":"#D8CAB8","distance":25.67099530598687}]
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HEX meaning and use

About #C5B9B5

#C5B9B5 is classified as a warm orange value with muted visual character. #C5B9B5 is visually closest to Pumice, a named green color with HEX #BAC0B4.

The RGB channels are 197, 185, and 181, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 15deg with 12% saturation and 74% 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 0.499, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 13.08, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.98:1AA Pass
White text1.91:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C5B9B5 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.98:1 · AAA
White text#FFFFFF1.91:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#EDE9E8#000000 text · best 17.42:1#EDE9E8
Oat#000000 text · best 13.06:1#D8CAB8
Mica#000000 text · best 12.72:1#D8C7B0
#C5C1B5#000000 text · best 11.67:1#C5C1B5
Silver#000000 text · best 11.54:1#C0C0C0

Generated Palette

#C5B9B5#C5B9B5
#B5C1C5#B5C1C5
#C5B5B9#C5B5B9
#C5C1B5#C5C1B5
#EDE9E8#EDE9E8
#9C8881#9C8881

Color Harmonies

#B5C1C5#B5C1C5
#C5B5B9#C5B5B9
#C5C1B5#C5C1B5
#B5C5B9#B5C5B9
#B9B5C5#B9B5C5

Variants

#EDE9E8#EDE9E8
#9C8881#9C8881
#D3B1A6#D3B1A6
#BDBDBD#BDBDBD
#FCFCFC#FCFCFC
#FFBAA3#FFBAA3

Nearest Named Colors

Pumice#BAC0B4
Silver#C0C0C0
Ash Gray#B2BEB5
Mica#D8C7B0
Oat#D8CAB8

Related HEX Guides

Pumice colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #BAC0B4.Silver colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #C0C0C0.Ash Gray colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #B2BEB5.Orange color familyBrowse named orange colors related to this HEX value.Warm colorsExplore colors with similar temperature behavior.Muted colorsFind colors in the muted group.Color palettesBrowse palette systems related to generated color combinations.Compare colorsCompare named colors near this HEX value.Accessible colorsBrowse WCAG-friendly named colors and safe text options.#C5B9B5 APIOpen the machine-readable JSON record for this HEX value.