HEX atlas value

#CDD9A1

#CDD9A1 is a cool green HEX color close to Travertine. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 205, 217, 161, HSL 73, 42%, 74%, has luminance 0.6518, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#CDD9A1 Sample readable text

HEX #CDD9A1

RGB rgb(205, 217, 161)

HSL hsl(73 42% 74%)

CMYK cmyk(6, 0, 26, 15)

Luminance 0.6518

Contrast Black 14.04:1White 1.5:1

CSS

--color-cdd9a1: #CDD9A1;
.background-cdd9a1 { background-color: #CDD9A1; }
.text-cdd9a1 { color: #CDD9A1; }

Luminance0.6518

Black text14.04:1AA Pass

White text1.5:1AA 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":"#CDD9A1","rgb":[205,217,161],"hsl":[73,42,74],"cmyk":[6,0,26,15],"luminance":0.6518,"contrast":{"black":14.04,"white":1.5}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.04,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.5,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#EFF3E2","hex":"#EFF3E2","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.59,"contrastWhite":1.13,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#D5E792","hex":"#D5E792","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.67,"contrastWhite":1.34,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.81,"contrastWhite":1.42,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#B1D9A1","hex":"#B1D9A1","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.31,"contrastWhite":1.58,"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"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","balanced","balanced green","Travertine adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/cdd9a1.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/travertine.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mica.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/oat.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#ADA1D9","analogous":["#D9C9A1","#B1D9A1"],"triadic":["#A1CCD9","#D9A1CC"],"tetradic":["#A1D9C9","#ADA1D9","#D9A1B1"],"splitComplementary":["#A1B1D9","#C9A1D9"],"monochromatic":["#EFF3E2","#CDD9A1","#AABE60"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EFF3E2","dark":"#AABE60","saturated":"#D5E792","desaturated":"#C4CAAF","pastel":"#FDFDFC","neon":"#EBFFA3"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"travertine","name":"Travertine","hex":"#D6C1A3","distance":25.709920264364882},{"slug":"mica","name":"Mica","hex":"#D8C7B0","distance":25.88435821108957},{"slug":"oat","name":"Oat","hex":"#D8CAB8","distance":29.58039891549808},{"slug":"pastel-green","name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","distance":35.09985754956849},{"slug":"pumice","name":"Pumice","hex":"#BAC0B4","distance":36.701498607005135}]

HEX meaning and use

About #CDD9A1

#CDD9A1 is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #CDD9A1 is visually closest to Travertine, a named orange color with HEX #D6C1A3.

The RGB channels are 205, 217, and 161, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 73deg with 42% saturation and 74% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-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 botanical and wellness palettes. Its luminance is 0.6518, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 25.71, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.04:1AA Pass

White text1.5:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #CDD9A1 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.04:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.5:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#EFF3E2#000000 text · best 18.59:1#EFF3E2

#D5E792#000000 text · best 15.67:1#D5E792

Pastel Green#000000 text · best 14.81:1#C1E1C1

#B1D9A1#000000 text · best 13.31:1#B1D9A1

Oat#000000 text · best 13.06:1#D8CAB8

Generated Palette

#CDD9A1#CDD9A1

#ADA1D9#ADA1D9

#D9C9A1#D9C9A1

#B1D9A1#B1D9A1

#EFF3E2#EFF3E2

#AABE60#AABE60

Color Harmonies

#ADA1D9#ADA1D9

#D9C9A1#D9C9A1

#B1D9A1#B1D9A1

#A1CCD9#A1CCD9

#D9A1CC#D9A1CC

Variants

#EFF3E2#EFF3E2

#AABE60#AABE60

#D5E792#D5E792

#C4CAAF#C4CAAF

#FDFDFC#FDFDFC

#EBFFA3#EBFFA3

Nearest Named Colors

Travertine#D6C1A3

Mica#D8C7B0

Oat#D8CAB8

Pastel Green#C1E1C1

Pumice#BAC0B4

#CDD9A1

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #CDD9A1

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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