HEX atlas value

#161509

#161509 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Carbon Black. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 22, 21, 9, HSL 55, 42%, 6%, has luminance 0.0073, and belongs to the dark and earth tone groups.

yellow warm dark earth-tone

#161509 Sample readable text

HEX #161509

RGB rgb(22, 21, 9)

HSL hsl(55 42% 6%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 5, 59, 91)

Luminance 0.0073

Contrast Black 1.15:1White 18.32:1

CSS

--color-161509: #161509;
.background-161509 { background-color: #161509; }
.text-161509 { color: #161509; }

Luminance0.0073

Black text1.15:1AA Fail

White text18.32:1AA Pass

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

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#161509","rgb":[22,21,9],"hsl":[55,42,6],"cmyk":[0,5,59,91],"luminance":0.0073,"contrast":{"black":1.15,"white":18.32}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":1.15,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":18.32,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"Black","hex":"#000000","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1,"contrastWhite":21,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#090A16","hex":"#090A16","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.07,"contrastWhite":19.7,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Carbon Black","hex":"#0C0C0C","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.07,"contrastWhite":19.55,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#160E09","hex":"#160E09","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.1,"contrastWhite":19.09,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#12120C","hex":"#12120C","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.12,"contrastWhite":18.78,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","dark","earth tone","dark yellow","earth tone yellow","Carbon Black adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","dark theme accents","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/161509.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/carbon-black.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/matte-black.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/carbon-fiber.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#090A16","analogous":["#160E09","#101609"],"triadic":["#091615","#150916"],"tetradic":["#09160E","#090A16","#160910"],"splitComplementary":["#091016","#0E0916"],"monochromatic":["#575323","#161509","#000000"]}

Variants

{"light":"#575323","dark":"#000000","saturated":"#191706","desaturated":"#12120C","pastel":"#64613A","neon":"#474100"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"carbon-black","name":"Carbon Black","hex":"#0C0C0C","distance":13.784048752090222},{"slug":"matte-black","name":"Matte Black","hex":"#1A1A1A","distance":18.16590212458495},{"slug":"carbon-fiber","name":"Carbon Fiber","hex":"#1C1C1C","distance":21.118712081942874},{"slug":"black","name":"Black","hex":"#000000","distance":31.71750305430741},{"slug":"raisin","name":"Raisin","hex":"#242124","distance":32.69556544854363}]

HEX meaning and use

About #161509

#161509 is classified as a warm yellow value with dark and earth tone visual character. #161509 is visually closest to Carbon Black, a named gray color with HEX #0C0C0C.

The RGB channels are 22, 21, and 9, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 55deg with 42% saturation and 6% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, dark atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.0073, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 13.78, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text1.15:1AA Fail

White text18.32:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #161509 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000001.15:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF18.32:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

Black#FFFFFF text · best 21:1#000000

#090A16#FFFFFF text · best 19.7:1#090A16

Carbon Black#FFFFFF text · best 19.55:1#0C0C0C

#160E09#FFFFFF text · best 19.09:1#160E09

#12120C#FFFFFF text · best 18.78:1#12120C

Generated Palette

#161509#161509

#090A16#090A16

#160E09#160E09

#101609#101609

#575323#575323

Black#000000

Color Harmonies

#090A16#090A16

#160E09#160E09

#101609#101609

#091615#091615

#150916#150916

Variants

#575323#575323

Black#000000

#191706#191706

#12120C#12120C

#64613A#64613A

#474100#474100

Nearest Named Colors

Carbon Black#0C0C0C

Matte Black#1A1A1A

Carbon Fiber#1C1C1C

Black#000000

Raisin#242124

#161509

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #161509

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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