HEX atlas value

#D1C8A9

#D1C8A9 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Mica. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 209, 200, 169, HSL 47, 30%, 74%, has luminance 0.5773, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#D1C8A9 Sample readable text

HEX #D1C8A9

RGB rgb(209, 200, 169)

HSL hsl(47 30% 74%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 4, 19, 18)

Luminance 0.5773

Contrast Black 12.55:1White 1.67:1

CSS

--color-d1c8a9: #D1C8A9;
.background-d1c8a9 { background-color: #D1C8A9; }
.text-d1c8a9 { color: #D1C8A9; }

Luminance0.5773

Black text12.55:1AA Pass

White text1.67:1AA 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":"#D1C8A9","rgb":[209,200,169],"hsl":[47,30,74],"cmyk":[0,4,19,18],"luminance":0.5773,"contrast":{"black":12.55,"white":1.67}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":12.55,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.67,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F1EEE4","hex":"#F1EEE4","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.09,"contrastWhite":1.16,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#DFD09A","hex":"#DFD09A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.63,"contrastWhite":1.54,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Desert Sand","hex":"#EDC9AF","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.57,"contrastWhite":1.55,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#C5D1A9","hex":"#C5D1A9","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.07,"contrastWhite":1.61,"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":["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/d1c8a9.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":"#A9B1D1","analogous":["#D1B4A9","#C5D1A9"],"triadic":["#A9D1C8","#C8A9D1"],"tetradic":["#A9D1B4","#A9B1D1","#D1A9C5"],"splitComplementary":["#A9C5D1","#B4A9D1"],"monochromatic":["#F1EEE4","#D1C8A9","#B0A26D"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F1EEE4","dark":"#B0A26D","saturated":"#DFD09A","desaturated":"#C2C0B7","pastel":"#FDFDFC","neon":"#FFEBA3"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"mica","name":"Mica","hex":"#D8C7B0","distance":9.9498743710662},{"slug":"travertine","name":"Travertine","hex":"#D6C1A3","distance":10.488088481701515},{"slug":"oat","name":"Oat","hex":"#D8CAB8","distance":16.673332000533065},{"slug":"pumice","name":"Pumice","hex":"#BAC0B4","distance":26.720778431774775},{"slug":"desert-sand","name":"Desert Sand","hex":"#EDC9AF","distance":28.653097563788805}]

HEX meaning and use

About #D1C8A9

#D1C8A9 is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #D1C8A9 is visually closest to Mica, a named orange color with HEX #D8C7B0.

The RGB channels are 209, 200, and 169, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 47deg 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 0.5773, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 9.95, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text12.55:1AA Pass

White text1.67:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #D1C8A9 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000012.55:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.67:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F1EEE4#000000 text · best 18.09:1#F1EEE4

#DFD09A#000000 text · best 13.63:1#DFD09A

Desert Sand#000000 text · best 13.57:1#EDC9AF

#C5D1A9#000000 text · best 13.07:1#C5D1A9

Oat#000000 text · best 13.06:1#D8CAB8

Generated Palette

#D1C8A9#D1C8A9

#A9B1D1#A9B1D1

#D1B4A9#D1B4A9

#C5D1A9#C5D1A9

#F1EEE4#F1EEE4

#B0A26D#B0A26D

Color Harmonies

#A9B1D1#A9B1D1

#D1B4A9#D1B4A9

#C5D1A9#C5D1A9

#A9D1C8#A9D1C8

#C8A9D1#C8A9D1

Variants

#F1EEE4#F1EEE4

#B0A26D#B0A26D

#DFD09A#DFD09A

#C2C0B7#C2C0B7

#FDFDFC#FDFDFC

#FFEBA3#FFEBA3

Nearest Named Colors

Mica#D8C7B0

Travertine#D6C1A3

Oat#D8CAB8

Pumice#BAC0B4

Desert Sand#EDC9AF

#D1C8A9

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #D1C8A9

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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