HEX atlas value

#C1BD7B

#C1BD7B is a warm yellow HEX color close to Ecru. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 193, 189, 123, HSL 57, 36%, 62%, has luminance 0.4916, and belongs to the earth tone group.

yellow warm earth-tone

#C1BD7B Sample readable text

HEX #C1BD7B

RGB rgb(193, 189, 123)

HSL hsl(57 36% 62%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 2, 36, 24)

Luminance 0.4916

Contrast Black 10.83:1White 1.94:1

CSS

--color-c1bd7b: #C1BD7B;
.background-c1bd7b { background-color: #C1BD7B; }
.text-c1bd7b { color: #C1BD7B; }

Luminance0.4916

Black text10.83:1AA Pass

White text1.94:1AA 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

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#C1BD7B","rgb":[193,189,123],"hsl":[57,36,62],"cmyk":[0,2,36,24],"luminance":0.4916,"contrast":{"black":10.83,"white":1.94}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.83,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.94,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#DEDDBA","hex":"#DEDDBA","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.16,"contrastWhite":1.39,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#D6D166","hex":"#D6D166","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.17,"contrastWhite":1.59,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#A2C17B","hex":"#A2C17B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.45,"contrastWhite":2.01,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Bamboo","hex":"#C7B56E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.26,"contrastWhite":2.05,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Dark Khaki","hex":"#BDB76B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.15,"contrastWhite":2.07,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","earth tone","earth tone yellow","Ecru adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/c1bd7b.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/ecru.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sand.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bamboo.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#7B7FC1","analogous":["#C19B7B","#A2C17B"],"triadic":["#7BC1BD","#BD7BC1"],"tetradic":["#7BC19B","#7B7FC1","#C17BA2"],"splitComplementary":["#7BA2C1","#9B7BC1"],"monochromatic":["#DEDDBA","#C1BD7B","#999548"]}

Variants

{"light":"#DEDDBA","dark":"#999548","saturated":"#D6D166","desaturated":"#ACAA91","pastel":"#E5E4D7","neon":"#FFF766"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"ecru","name":"Ecru","hex":"#C2B280","distance":12.12435565298214},{"slug":"sand","name":"Sand","hex":"#C2B280","distance":12.12435565298214},{"slug":"bamboo","name":"Bamboo","hex":"#C7B56E","distance":16.401219466856727},{"slug":"dark-khaki","name":"Dark Khaki","hex":"#BDB76B","distance":17.549928774784245},{"slug":"sandstone","name":"Sandstone","hex":"#C9AE74","distance":18.384776310850235}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C1BD7B

#C1BD7B is classified as a warm yellow value with earth tone visual character. #C1BD7B is visually closest to Ecru, a named yellow color with HEX #C2B280.

The RGB channels are 193, 189, and 123, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 57deg with 36% saturation and 62% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, mid-lightness 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 0.4916, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 12.12, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.83:1AA Pass

White text1.94:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C1BD7B needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.83:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.94:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#DEDDBA#000000 text · best 15.16:1#DEDDBA

#D6D166#000000 text · best 13.17:1#D6D166

#A2C17B#000000 text · best 10.45:1#A2C17B

Bamboo#000000 text · best 10.26:1#C7B56E

Dark Khaki#000000 text · best 10.15:1#BDB76B

Generated Palette

#C1BD7B#C1BD7B

#7B7FC1#7B7FC1

#C19B7B#C19B7B

#A2C17B#A2C17B

#DEDDBA#DEDDBA

#999548#999548

Color Harmonies

#7B7FC1#7B7FC1

#C19B7B#C19B7B

#A2C17B#A2C17B

#7BC1BD#7BC1BD

#BD7BC1#BD7BC1

Variants

#DEDDBA#DEDDBA

#999548#999548

#D6D166#D6D166

#ACAA91#ACAA91

#E5E4D7#E5E4D7

#FFF766#FFF766

Nearest Named Colors

Ecru#C2B280

Sand#C2B280

Bamboo#C7B56E

Dark Khaki#BDB76B

Sandstone#C9AE74

#C1BD7B

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C1BD7B

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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