Colors Encyclopedia

Named color

Limestone

Limestone is a muted orange color with HEX #D8D2C4. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 216, 210, 196, HSL 42, 20%, 81%, warm temperature, and is useful for earth tone palettes, interior design, and material inspired branding.

#D8D2C4 orange warm muted
HEX #D8D2C4
RGB rgb(216, 210, 196)
HSL hsl(42 20% 81%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 3, 9, 15)
Luminance 0.6468
Contrast Black 13.94:1White 1.51:1

CSS Utilities

--color-limestone: #D8D2C4;
.bg-limestone { background-color: #D8D2C4; }
.text-limestone { color: #D8D2C4; }
Open CSS utility pageReusable variables, classes, examples, and implementation notes

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.6468
Black text13.94:1AA Pass
White text1.51:1AA 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
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    196
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    20,
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  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#36454F"
  ],
  "AAA": [
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  ]
}
Harmonies
{
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    "#D2C5D8"
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    "#C5CBD8",
    "#D8C5D4"
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    "#C9C5D8"
  ],
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    "#D8D2C4",
    "#B4A88E"
  ]
}
Variants
{
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  "dark": "#B4A88E",
  "saturated": "#E3D7BA",
  "desaturated": "#CFCFCF",
  "pastel": "#FFFFFF",
  "neon": "#FFEEC7"
}
Pairings
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    "#FDFDFC",
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  ]
}
Knowledge graph
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}
Full JSON dataset 
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    "material-inspired branding"
  ],
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    ],
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      "high-saturation futuristic interfaces"
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      "#FDFDFC"
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}
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Color meaning and use

About Limestone Color

Limestone sits in the orange family with warm temperature and muted visual character. Limestone is a commonly used color name in design references, palettes, and editorial color systems.

Its common associations include groundedness, warmth, and natural texture, which makes it relevant for architecture and home decor. In design work, Limestone is most useful for earth-tone palettes, interior design, and material-inspired branding, especially when paired with black text for stronger contrast.

Related Color Guides

Orange color familyBrowse named orange colors and compare nearby swatches.Warm colorsExplore colors with warm temperature behavior.Muted colorsFind colors with muted visual character.Limestone accessibilityCheck contrast and WCAG text options for #D8D2C4.Limestone CSS utilitiesUse Limestone in CSS variables and utility classes.#D8D2C4 HEX atlasOpen the permanent HEX atlas record for conversions and variants.Limestone paletteOpen the generated palette based on Limestone.Limestone harmoniesExplore complementary, analogous, triadic, and tetradic harmonies.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Limestone against black and white text.

Black text13.94:1AA Pass
White text1.51:1AA Fail
AA text options#000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F
AAA text options#000000, #1A1A1A
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Similar Colors

Oat#D8CAB8
Bone#E3DAC9
Light Gray#D3D3D3
Light Grey#D3D3D3
Chrome#D5D5D5

Color Harmonies

#C5CBD8#C5CBD8
#D8C9C5#D8C9C5
#D4D8C5#D4D8C5
#C5D8D2#C5D8D2
#D2C5D8#D2C5D8
Open full Limestone harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#FDFDFC#FDFDFC
#B4A88E#B4A88E
#E3D7BA#E3D7BA
#CFCFCF#CFCFCF
White#FFFFFF
#FFEEC7#FFEEC7

Pairings

Black#000000
#C5CBD8#C5CBD8
#D8C9C5#D8C9C5
#D4D8C5#D4D8C5
Matte Black#1A1A1A
White Smoke#F5F5F5