Mushroom Color
Mushroom is a orange color with hex code #BA9E88. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with mushroom, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Mushroom Color Values
What Does Mushroom Mean?
Mushroom belongs to the orange family of colors. Orange splits the difference between red's urgency and yellow's cheer. Food brands live here because warm oranges read as appetizing, and autumn design would be lost without them. As a rule of thumb, orange feels friendlier than red and louder than yellow. Mushroom sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Mushroom is classified as a brown (nearest centroid: light grayish yellowish brown, #AE9B82). It is also known as Rogue Cowboy.
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Mushroom
Mushroom and #87A4BA are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #BA878B and #BAB787, which sit beside mushroom on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair mushroom with triadic partners #87BA9D and #9D87BA. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Sandrift —
#AB917A(Delta E 5) - Taupe —
#B9A281(Delta E 6) - Donkey Brown —
#A69279(Delta E 6) - Rodeo Dust —
#C9B29B(Delta E 7) - Mongoose —
#B5A27F(Delta E 8)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #BA9E88; }
.background { background-color: #BA9E88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #BA9E88; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #BA9E8840; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for mushroom?
Mushroom has the hex code #BA9E88. In RGB notation it is rgb(186, 158, 136), in HSL it is hsl(26, 27%, 63%), and its OKLCH value is 0.718, 0.045, 60.1.
What does the color mushroom mean?
Orange-family colors like mushroom carry distinct psychological associations. Mushroom belongs to the orange family of colors. Orange splits the difference between red's urgency and yellow's cheer. Food brands live here because warm oranges read as appetizing, and autumn design would be lost without them. As a rule of thumb, orange feels friendlier than red and louder than yellow. Mushroom sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
What colors go with mushroom?
Mushroom has three easy routes: its complement #87A4BA for punch, its neighbors #BA878B and #BAB787 for something calmer, or triadic partners #87BA9D and #9D87BA when you want energy.
Is mushroom a standard web color?
No — Mushroom is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #BA9E88 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make mushroom lighter or darker?
To lighten mushroom, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #F4EFEC (lightest tint) to #241B14 (darkest shade).
About Mushroom
Mushroom is classified as a Brown in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Orange hue family. It has alternative names including Rogue Cowboy. The color is recognized by XKCD, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #BA9E88 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.