HEX atlas value

#1C1D16

#1C1D16 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Matte Black. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 28, 29, 22, HSL 69, 14%, 10%, has luminance 0.0118, and belongs to the dark and earth tone groups.

yellow warm dark earth-tone

#1C1D16 Sample readable text

HEX #1C1D16

RGB rgb(28, 29, 22)

HSL hsl(69 14% 10%)

CMYK cmyk(3, 0, 24, 89)

Luminance 0.0118

Contrast Black 1.24:1White 16.99:1

CSS

--color-1c1d16: #1C1D16;
.background-1c1d16 { background-color: #1C1D16; }
.text-1c1d16 { color: #1C1D16; }

Luminance0.0118

Black text1.24:1AA Fail

White text16.99:1AA 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":"#1C1D16","rgb":[28,29,22],"hsl":[69,14,10],"cmyk":[3,0,24,89],"luminance":0.0118,"contrast":{"black":1.24,"white":16.99}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":1.24,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":16.99,"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":"#17161D","hex":"#17161D","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.17,"contrastWhite":17.98,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Matte Black","hex":"#1A1A1A","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.21,"contrastWhite":17.41,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#1D1B16","hex":"#1D1B16","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.22,"contrastWhite":17.21,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#181D16","hex":"#181D16","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.23,"contrastWhite":17.13,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","dark","earth tone","dark yellow","earth tone yellow","Matte 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/1c1d16.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/matte-black.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/carbon-fiber.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/raisin.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#17161D","analogous":["#1D1B16","#181D16"],"triadic":["#161C1D","#1D161C"],"tetradic":["#161D1B","#17161D","#1D1618"],"splitComplementary":["#16181D","#1B161D"],"monochromatic":["#4E513D","#1C1D16","#000000"]}

Variants

{"light":"#4E513D","dark":"#000000","saturated":"#202310","desaturated":"#1A1A1A","pastel":"#595959","neon":"#4E5C00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"matte-black","name":"Matte Black","hex":"#1A1A1A","distance":5.385164807134504},{"slug":"carbon-fiber","name":"Carbon Fiber","hex":"#1C1C1C","distance":6.082762530298219},{"slug":"raisin","name":"Raisin","hex":"#242124","distance":16.61324772583615},{"slug":"rubber","name":"Rubber","hex":"#2A2725","distance":22.825424421026653},{"slug":"slate-black","name":"Slate Black","hex":"#26282A","distance":24.919871588754223}]

HEX meaning and use

About #1C1D16

#1C1D16 is classified as a warm yellow value with dark and earth tone visual character. #1C1D16 is visually closest to Matte Black, a named gray color with HEX #1A1A1A.

The RGB channels are 28, 29, and 22, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 69deg with 14% saturation and 10% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-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 0.0118, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 5.39, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text1.24:1AA Fail

White text16.99:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #1C1D16 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000001.24:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF16.99:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

Black#FFFFFF text · best 21:1#000000

#17161D#FFFFFF text · best 17.98:1#17161D

Matte Black#FFFFFF text · best 17.41:1#1A1A1A

#1D1B16#FFFFFF text · best 17.21:1#1D1B16

#181D16#FFFFFF text · best 17.13:1#181D16

Generated Palette

#1C1D16#1C1D16

#17161D#17161D

#1D1B16#1D1B16

#181D16#181D16

#4E513D#4E513D

Black#000000

Color Harmonies

#17161D#17161D

#1D1B16#1D1B16

#181D16#181D16

#161C1D#161C1D

#1D161C#1D161C

Variants

#4E513D#4E513D

Black#000000

#202310#202310

Matte Black#1A1A1A

#595959#595959

#4E5C00#4E5C00

Nearest Named Colors

Matte Black#1A1A1A

Carbon Fiber#1C1C1C

Raisin#242124

Rubber#2A2725

Slate Black#26282A

#1C1D16

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #1C1D16

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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