HEX atlas value

#CBD1A9

#CBD1A9 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Mica. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 203, 209, 169, HSL 69, 30%, 74%, has luminance 0.6116, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#CBD1A9 Sample readable text

HEX #CBD1A9

RGB rgb(203, 209, 169)

HSL hsl(69 30% 74%)

CMYK cmyk(3, 0, 19, 18)

Luminance 0.6116

Contrast Black 13.23:1White 1.59:1

CSS

--color-cbd1a9: #CBD1A9;
.background-cbd1a9 { background-color: #CBD1A9; }
.text-cbd1a9 { color: #CBD1A9; }

Luminance0.6116

Black text13.23:1AA Pass

White text1.59:1AA 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":"#CBD1A9","rgb":[203,209,169],"hsl":[69,30,74],"cmyk":[3,0,19,18],"luminance":0.6116,"contrast":{"black":13.23,"white":1.59}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":13.23,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.59,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#EFF1E4","hex":"#EFF1E4","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.37,"contrastWhite":1.14,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#D5DF9A","hex":"#D5DF9A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.85,"contrastWhite":1.41,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Limestone","hex":"#D8D2C4","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.94,"contrastWhite":1.51,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Oat","hex":"#D8CAB8","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.06,"contrastWhite":1.61,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Mica","hex":"#D8C7B0","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.72,"contrastWhite":1.65,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","balanced","balanced yellow","Mica adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/cbd1a9.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mica.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/travertine.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/oat.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#AFA9D1","analogous":["#D1C3A9","#B7D1A9"],"triadic":["#A9CBD1","#D1A9CB"],"tetradic":["#A9D1C3","#AFA9D1","#D1A9B7"],"splitComplementary":["#A9B7D1","#C3A9D1"],"monochromatic":["#EFF1E4","#CBD1A9","#A6B06D"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EFF1E4","dark":"#A6B06D","saturated":"#D5DF9A","desaturated":"#C0C2B7","pastel":"#FDFDFC","neon":"#F1FFA3"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"mica","name":"Mica","hex":"#D8C7B0","distance":17.832554500127006},{"slug":"travertine","name":"Travertine","hex":"#D6C1A3","distance":20.322401432901575},{"slug":"oat","name":"Oat","hex":"#D8CAB8","distance":21.047565179849187},{"slug":"pumice","name":"Pumice","hex":"#BAC0B4","distance":26.43860813280457},{"slug":"limestone","name":"Limestone","hex":"#D8D2C4","distance":29.9833287011299}]

HEX meaning and use

About #CBD1A9

#CBD1A9 is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #CBD1A9 is visually closest to Mica, a named orange color with HEX #D8C7B0.

The RGB channels are 203, 209, and 169, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 69deg with 30% saturation and 74% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-saturation, light 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 highlight and warning systems. Its luminance is 0.6116, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 17.83, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text13.23:1AA Pass

White text1.59:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #CBD1A9 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000013.23:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.59:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#EFF1E4#000000 text · best 18.37:1#EFF1E4

#D5DF9A#000000 text · best 14.85:1#D5DF9A

Limestone#000000 text · best 13.94:1#D8D2C4

Oat#000000 text · best 13.06:1#D8CAB8

Mica#000000 text · best 12.72:1#D8C7B0

Generated Palette

#CBD1A9#CBD1A9

#AFA9D1#AFA9D1

#D1C3A9#D1C3A9

#B7D1A9#B7D1A9

#EFF1E4#EFF1E4

#A6B06D#A6B06D

Color Harmonies

#AFA9D1#AFA9D1

#D1C3A9#D1C3A9

#B7D1A9#B7D1A9

#A9CBD1#A9CBD1

#D1A9CB#D1A9CB

Variants

#EFF1E4#EFF1E4

#A6B06D#A6B06D

#D5DF9A#D5DF9A

#C0C2B7#C0C2B7

#FDFDFC#FDFDFC

#F1FFA3#F1FFA3

Nearest Named Colors

Mica#D8C7B0

Travertine#D6C1A3

Oat#D8CAB8

Pumice#BAC0B4

Limestone#D8D2C4

#CBD1A9

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #CBD1A9

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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