Colors Encyclopedia

Named color

Travertine

Travertine is a balanced orange color with HEX #D6C1A3. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 214, 193, 163, HSL 35, 38%, 74%, warm temperature, and is useful for earth tone palettes, interior design, and material inspired branding.

#D6C1A3 orange warm balanced
HEX #D6C1A3
RGB rgb(214, 193, 163)
HSL hsl(35 38% 74%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 10, 24, 16)
Luminance 0.5508
Contrast Black 12.02:1White 1.75:1

CSS Utilities

--color-travertine: #D6C1A3;
.bg-travertine { background-color: #D6C1A3; }
.text-travertine { color: #D6C1A3; }
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
Luminance0.5508
Black text12.02:1AA Pass
White text1.75:1AA 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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    193,
    163
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    38,
    74
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  "cmyk": [
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  ],
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  "contrast": {
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  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#36454F"
  ],
  "AAA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A"
  ]
}
Harmonies
{
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    "#C1A4D6"
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    "#A4B9D6",
    "#D6A4D2"
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    "#A8A4D6"
  ],
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    "#D6C1A3",
    "#B99664"
  ]
}
Variants
{
  "light": "#F2ECE3",
  "dark": "#B99664",
  "saturated": "#E4C395",
  "desaturated": "#C7BEB2",
  "pastel": "#FDFDFC",
  "neon": "#FFD9A3"
}
Pairings
{
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  ],
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    "#F2ECE3",
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  ]
}
Knowledge graph
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    "pale-gold"
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      "/wcag/travertine",
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    ]
  }
}
Full JSON dataset 
{
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  "hex": "#D6C1A3",
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    "interior design",
    "material-inspired branding"
  ],
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    ],
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    ],
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      "high-saturation futuristic interfaces"
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  },
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    "neon": "#FFD9A3"
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      "#F2ECE3"
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      "#1A1A1A",
      "#F5F5F5",
      "#E8E8E4"
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}
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Color meaning and use

About Travertine Color

Travertine sits in the orange family with warm temperature and balanced visual character. Travertine 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, Travertine 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.Balanced colorsFind colors with balanced visual character.Travertine accessibilityCheck contrast and WCAG text options for #D6C1A3.Travertine CSS utilitiesUse Travertine in CSS variables and utility classes.#D6C1A3 HEX atlasOpen the permanent HEX atlas record for conversions and variants.Travertine paletteOpen the generated palette based on Travertine.Travertine harmoniesExplore complementary, analogous, triadic, and tetradic harmonies.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Travertine against black and white text.

Black text12.02:1AA Pass
White text1.75:1AA Fail
AA text options#000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F
AAA text options#000000, #1A1A1A
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Similar Colors

Mica#D8C7B0
Oat#D8CAB8
Tan#D2B48C
Desert Sand#EDC9AF
Pale Gold#E6BE8A

Color Harmonies

#A4B9D6#A4B9D6
#D6A8A4#D6A8A4
#D2D6A4#D2D6A4
#A4D6C1#A4D6C1
#C1A4D6#C1A4D6
Open full Travertine harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#F2ECE3#F2ECE3
#B99664#B99664
#E4C395#E4C395
#C7BEB2#C7BEB2
#FDFDFC#FDFDFC
#FFD9A3#FFD9A3

Pairings

Black#000000
#A4B9D6#A4B9D6
#D6A8A4#D6A8A4
#D2D6A4#D2D6A4
Matte Black#1A1A1A
White Smoke#F5F5F5