HEX atlas value

#C9A39C

#C9A39C is a warm red HEX color close to Mushroom. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 201, 163, 156, HSL 9, 29%, 70%, has luminance 0.4101, and belongs to the balanced group.

red warm balanced

#C9A39C Sample readable text

HEX #C9A39C

RGB rgb(201, 163, 156)

HSL hsl(9 29% 70%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 19, 22, 21)

Luminance 0.4101

Contrast Black 9.2:1White 2.28:1

CSS

--color-c9a39c: #C9A39C;
.background-c9a39c { background-color: #C9A39C; }
.text-c9a39c { color: #C9A39C; }

Luminance0.4101

Black text9.2:1AA Pass

White text2.28:1AA 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":"#C9A39C","rgb":[201,163,156],"hsl":[9,29,70],"cmyk":[0,19,22,21],"luminance":0.4101,"contrast":{"black":9.2,"white":2.28}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.2,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.28,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E9DAD8","hex":"#E9DAD8","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.48,"contrastWhite":1.36,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#9CC2C9","hex":"#9CC2C9","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.97,"contrastWhite":1.91,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#C9B99C","hex":"#C9B99C","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.9,"contrastWhite":1.93,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Tan","hex":"#D2B48C","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.65,"contrastWhite":1.97,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#B8AFAD","hex":"#B8AFAD","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.77,"contrastWhite":2.15,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","balanced","balanced red","Mushroom adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/c9a39c.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mushroom.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/tan.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/greige.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#9CC2C9","analogous":["#C99CAC","#C9B99C"],"triadic":["#9CC9A3","#A39CC9"],"tetradic":["#ACC99C","#9CC2C9","#B99CC9"],"splitComplementary":["#9CC9B9","#9CACC9"],"monochromatic":["#E9DAD8","#C9A39C","#A86C61"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E9DAD8","dark":"#A86C61","saturated":"#DA978B","desaturated":"#B8AFAD","pastel":"#F4F1F0","neon":"#FFA08F"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"mushroom","name":"Mushroom","hex":"#B7A99A","distance":19.078784028338912},{"slug":"tan","name":"Tan","hex":"#D2B48C","distance":25.019992006393608},{"slug":"greige","name":"Greige","hex":"#B0A999","distance":25.88435821108957},{"slug":"rosy-brown","name":"Rosy Brown","hex":"#BC8F8F","distance":27.16615541441225},{"slug":"sage-gray","name":"Sage Gray","hex":"#B2AC88","distance":31.78049716414141}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C9A39C

#C9A39C is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #C9A39C is visually closest to Mushroom, a named orange color with HEX #B7A99A.

The RGB channels are 201, 163, and 156, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 9deg with 29% 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 high-attention visual states. Its luminance is 0.4101, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 19.08, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.2:1AA Pass

White text2.28:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C9A39C needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.2:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.28:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E9DAD8#000000 text · best 15.48:1#E9DAD8

#9CC2C9#000000 text · best 10.97:1#9CC2C9

#C9B99C#000000 text · best 10.9:1#C9B99C

Tan#000000 text · best 10.65:1#D2B48C

#B8AFAD#000000 text · best 9.77:1#B8AFAD

Generated Palette

#C9A39C#C9A39C

#9CC2C9#9CC2C9

#C99CAC#C99CAC

#C9B99C#C9B99C

#E9DAD8#E9DAD8

#A86C61#A86C61

Color Harmonies

#9CC2C9#9CC2C9

#C99CAC#C99CAC

#C9B99C#C9B99C

#9CC9A3#9CC9A3

#A39CC9#A39CC9

Variants

#E9DAD8#E9DAD8

#A86C61#A86C61

#DA978B#DA978B

#B8AFAD#B8AFAD

#F4F1F0#F4F1F0

#FFA08F#FFA08F

Nearest Named Colors

Mushroom#B7A99A

Tan#D2B48C

Greige#B0A999

Rosy Brown#BC8F8F

Sage Gray#B2AC88

#C9A39C

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C9A39C

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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