Colors Encyclopedia

Named color

Quartz

Quartz is a light orange color with HEX #E7D9D1. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 231, 217, 209, HSL 22, 31%, 86%, warm temperature, and is useful for earth tone palettes, interior design, and material inspired branding.

#E7D9D1 orange warm light
HEX #E7D9D1
RGB rgb(231, 217, 209)
HSL hsl(22 31% 86%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 6, 10, 9)
Luminance 0.7122
Contrast Black 15.24:1White 1.38:1

CSS Utilities

--color-quartz: #E7D9D1;
.bg-quartz { background-color: #E7D9D1; }
.text-quartz { color: #E7D9D1; }
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
Luminance0.7122
Black text15.24:1AA Pass
White text1.38:1AA 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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    217,
    209
  ],
  "hsl": [
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    31,
    86
  ],
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    10,
    9
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  "contrast": {
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  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#36454F"
  ],
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    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A",
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  ]
}
Harmonies
{
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  ],
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    "#D0E6D8",
    "#D8D0E6"
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    "#D3E6D0",
    "#D0DEE6",
    "#E3D0E6"
  ],
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    "#D0D3E6"
  ],
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    "#E7D9D1",
    "#C7A794"
  ]
}
Variants
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  "light": "#FFFFFF",
  "dark": "#C7A794",
  "saturated": "#EED6C8",
  "desaturated": "#DFDAD8",
  "pastel": "#FFFFFF",
  "neon": "#FFECE0"
}
Pairings
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    "#D0DEE6",
    "#E6D0D3",
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  ],
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    "#FFFFFF"
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  ],
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  ]
}
Knowledge graph
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    "gainsboro",
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  ],
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  ],
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      "/harmonies/quartz",
      "/wcag/quartz",
      "/css/colors/quartz",
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    ]
  }
}
Full JSON dataset 
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  "uses": [
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    "interior design",
    "material-inspired branding"
  ],
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      "warmth",
      "natural texture"
    ],
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      "home decor",
      "outdoor products",
      "editorial layouts"
    ],
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      "high-saturation futuristic interfaces"
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  },
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    "neon": "#FFECE0"
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      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
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      "#36454F"
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    ],
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    ]
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      "#D0DEE6",
      "#E6D0D3",
      "#E6E3D0"
    ],
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      "#DFDAD8",
      "#FFFFFF"
    ],
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      "#1A1A1A",
      "#F5F5F5",
      "#E8E8E4"
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      "#000000"
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      "#FFFFFF",
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}
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Color meaning and use

About Quartz Color

Quartz sits in the orange family with warm temperature and light visual character. Quartz 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, Quartz 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.Light colorsFind colors with light visual character.Quartz accessibilityCheck contrast and WCAG text options for #E7D9D1.Quartz CSS utilitiesUse Quartz in CSS variables and utility classes.#E7D9D1 HEX atlasOpen the permanent HEX atlas record for conversions and variants.Quartz paletteOpen the generated palette based on Quartz.Quartz harmoniesExplore complementary, analogous, triadic, and tetradic harmonies.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Quartz against black and white text.

Black text15.24:1AA Pass
White text1.38:1AA Fail
AA text options#000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F
AAA text options#000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Similar Colors

Bone#E3DAC9
Pearl#EAE0C8
Vellum#EFE3C8
Gainsboro#DCDCDC
Aluminum#D9DAD9

Color Harmonies

#D0DEE6#D0DEE6
#E6D0D3#E6D0D3
#E6E3D0#E6E3D0
#D0E6D8#D0E6D8
#D8D0E6#D8D0E6
Open full Quartz harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

White#FFFFFF
#C7A794#C7A794
#EED6C8#EED6C8
#DFDAD8#DFDAD8
White#FFFFFF
#FFECE0#FFECE0

Pairings

Black#000000
#D0DEE6#D0DEE6
#E6D0D3#E6D0D3
#E6E3D0#E6E3D0
Matte Black#1A1A1A
White Smoke#F5F5F5