orangewarmCC0 survey name

Mushroom #BA9E88

Mushroom is a mid-tone, moderately saturated warm color (#BA9E88; HSL 26° 27% 63%). Name from the public-domain xkcd color survey (CC0), where it was contributed as “mushroom”.

Use cases: CTAs · Energy accents

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Families: Oranges · Tans

Color values

FormatValue
HEX#BA9E88
RGBrgb(186, 158, 136)
HSLhsl(26, 27%, 63%)
HSVhsv(26, 27%, 73%)
OKLCHoklch(71.84% 0.045 60.1)
OKLaboklab(71.84% 0.0226 0.0394)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 15.1%, 26.9%, 27.1%)
XYZxyz(36.9209, 36.6717, 28.4213)
CIE-LABlab(67.0, 6.9, 15.3)
CIE-LCHlch(67.0, 16.8, 65.7°)
Luminance0.367 (WCAG relative)
/* Mushroom */ --mushroom: #ba9e88; color: #ba9e88; background-color: #ba9e88;

Source: xkcd color survey name (public domain, CC0). CSS keyword: mushroom.

Collections: Muted Colors · Boho Colors · Desert Colors · Skin Tone Colors · Vintage Colors

Shade scale

Perceptual 50–950 scale, interpolated in CIE-LAB. Step 500 is the base color. Edit in the shade generator →

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OKLCH ramp (perceptually uniform, modern CSS)

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Shades (toward black)

#a68d7a #927c6b #7e6c5e #6b5c50 #594d43 #473e36 #362f2a #26221e #171413 #000000

Tints (toward white)

#c1a793 #c8b19f #cfbaaa #d6c4b6 #ddcdc2 #e4d7ce #ebe1da #f1ebe6 #f8f5f3 #ffffff

Tones (toward gray)

#b89f8b #b69f8d #b4a090 #b2a093 #afa196 #ada198 #aba29b #a8a29e #a6a3a0 #a3a3a3

Color harmonies

Complementary

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#BA9E88
#88A4BA
#ba9e88 #88a4ba

Analogous

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#BA888B
#BA9E88
#BAB788
#ba888b #ba9e88 #bab788

Triadic

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#BA9E88
#88BA9E
#9E88BA
#ba9e88 #88ba9e #9e88ba

Tetradic

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#BA9E88
#8BBA88
#88A4BA
#B788BA
#ba9e88 #8bba88 #88a4ba #b788ba

Square

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#BA9E88
#8BBA88
#88A4BA
#B788BA
#ba9e88 #8bba88 #88a4ba #b788ba

Split Complementary

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#BA9E88
#88BAB7
#888BBA
#ba9e88 #88bab7 #888bba

Monochromatic

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#7E6149
#A47E61
#BA9E88
#D0BEAF
#E7DDD5
#7e6149 #a47e61 #ba9e88 #d0beaf #e7ddd5

Accessibility & contrast

2.52
#BA9E88 on #FFFFFF
AA text ✗AA large ✗AAA text ✗UI 3:1 ✗
8.33
#BA9E88 on #000000
AA text ✓AA large ✓AAA text ✓UI 3:1 ✓

Best text on mushroom

8.33
#000000 text

WCAG 2.1: AA needs ≥4.5:1 for normal text, ≥3:1 for large text and UI components; AAA needs ≥7:1 / ≥4.5:1. Open the contrast checker →

Color blindness preview

Simulation using the Machado et al. (2009) physiological model, severity 1.0. This is an approximation of perception — not a medical assessment.

Normal vision
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A7A087
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ADA688
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C39898

Closest named colors

Nearest matches by CIEDE2000 perceptual distance (ΔE₀₀) across the full color database.

ColorNameΔE₀₀
Pale Brown #B1916E5.98
Greige #B8AB986.96
Camel #C19A6B7.62
Khaki #C3B0917.73
Stone #A89F917.89
Dust #B2996E8.20

Colors that go with mushroom

Top matches by hue harmony, contrast and saturation compatibility.

Espresso #4B382A
4.4:1
Same hue family as mushroom (Δh 1°) — guaranteed harmony
Beige #F5F5DC
2.3:1
Analogous hue (Δh ≈34°) — neighbors on the color wheel
1.6:1
Triadic harmony (Δh ≈119°) — balanced three-way contrast
Light Periwinkle #C1C6FC
1.5:1
Split-complementary angle (Δh ≈151°) — strong but softer than direct complement
Charcoal #36454F
3.9:1
Complementary hue (Δh ≈178°) — maximum hue contrast

Values computed from the sRGB color model. CMYK is the naive sRGB conversion without an ICC profile. RGB percentages may differ between color-managed applications.