HEX atlas value

#C5BBB5

#C5BBB5 is a warm orange HEX color close to Pumice. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 197, 187, 181, HSL 22, 12%, 74%, has luminance 0.5075, and belongs to the muted group.

orange warm muted

#C5BBB5 Sample readable text

HEX #C5BBB5

RGB rgb(197, 187, 181)

HSL hsl(22 12% 74%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 5, 8, 23)

Luminance 0.5075

Contrast Black 11.15:1White 1.88:1

CSS

--color-c5bbb5: #C5BBB5;
.background-c5bbb5 { background-color: #C5BBB5; }
.text-c5bbb5 { color: #C5BBB5; }

Luminance0.5075

Black text11.15:1AA Pass

White text1.88:1AA 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":"#C5BBB5","rgb":[197,187,181],"hsl":[22,12,74],"cmyk":[0,5,8,23],"luminance":0.5075,"contrast":{"black":11.15,"white":1.88}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":11.15,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.88,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#EDEAE8","hex":"#EDEAE8","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.54,"contrastWhite":1.2,"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":"#C5C3B5","hex":"#C5C3B5","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.85,"contrastWhite":1.77,"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/c5bbb5.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":"#B5BFC5","analogous":["#C5B5B7","#C5C3B5"],"triadic":["#B5C5BB","#BBB5C5"],"tetradic":["#B7C5B5","#B5BFC5","#C3B5C5"],"splitComplementary":["#B5C5C3","#B5B7C5"],"monochromatic":["#EDEAE8","#C5BBB5","#9C8B81"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EDEAE8","dark":"#9C8B81","saturated":"#D3B7A6","desaturated":"#BDBDBD","pastel":"#FCFCFC","neon":"#FFC5A3"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pumice","name":"Pumice","hex":"#BAC0B4","distance":12.12435565298214},{"slug":"silver","name":"Silver","hex":"#C0C0C0","distance":13.076696830622021},{"slug":"ash-gray","name":"Ash Gray","hex":"#B2BEB5","distance":19.235384061671343},{"slug":"mica","name":"Mica","hex":"#D8C7B0","distance":23.021728866442675},{"slug":"oat","name":"Oat","hex":"#D8CAB8","distance":24.392621835300936}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C5BBB5

#C5BBB5 is classified as a warm orange value with muted visual character. #C5BBB5 is visually closest to Pumice, a named green color with HEX #BAC0B4.

The RGB channels are 197, 187, and 181, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 22deg 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 0.5075, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 12.12, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text11.15:1AA Pass

White text1.88:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C5BBB5 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000011.15:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.88:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#EDEAE8#000000 text · best 17.54:1#EDEAE8

Oat#000000 text · best 13.06:1#D8CAB8

Mica#000000 text · best 12.72:1#D8C7B0

#C5C3B5#000000 text · best 11.85:1#C5C3B5

Silver#000000 text · best 11.54:1#C0C0C0

Generated Palette

#C5BBB5#C5BBB5

#B5BFC5#B5BFC5

#C5B5B7#C5B5B7

#C5C3B5#C5C3B5

#EDEAE8#EDEAE8

#9C8B81#9C8B81

Color Harmonies

#B5BFC5#B5BFC5

#C5B5B7#C5B5B7

#C5C3B5#C5C3B5

#B5C5BB#B5C5BB

#BBB5C5#BBB5C5

Variants

#EDEAE8#EDEAE8

#9C8B81#9C8B81

#D3B7A6#D3B7A6

#BDBDBD#BDBDBD

#FCFCFC#FCFCFC

#FFC5A3#FFC5A3

Nearest Named Colors

Pumice#BAC0B4

Silver#C0C0C0

Ash Gray#B2BEB5

Mica#D8C7B0

Oat#D8CAB8

#C5BBB5

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C5BBB5

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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