HEX atlas value

#D3D9A1

#D3D9A1 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Mica. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 211, 217, 161, HSL 66, 42%, 74%, has luminance 0.6605, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#D3D9A1 Sample readable text

HEX #D3D9A1

RGB rgb(211, 217, 161)

HSL hsl(66 42% 74%)

CMYK cmyk(3, 0, 26, 15)

Luminance 0.6605

Contrast Black 14.21:1White 1.48:1

CSS

--color-d3d9a1: #D3D9A1;
.background-d3d9a1 { background-color: #D3D9A1; }
.text-d3d9a1 { color: #D3D9A1; }

Luminance0.6605

Black text14.21:1AA Pass

White text1.48:1AA 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":"#D3D9A1","rgb":[211,217,161],"hsl":[66,42,74],"cmyk":[3,0,26,15],"luminance":0.6605,"contrast":{"black":14.21,"white":1.48}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.21,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.48,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F1F3E2","hex":"#F1F3E2","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.66,"contrastWhite":1.13,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.76,"contrastWhite":1.25,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#DFE792","hex":"#DFE792","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.98,"contrastWhite":1.31,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Desert Sand","hex":"#EDC9AF","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.57,"contrastWhite":1.55,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#B7D9A1","hex":"#B7D9A1","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.45,"contrastWhite":1.56,"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/d3d9a1.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":"#A6A1D9","analogous":["#D9C2A1","#B7D9A1"],"triadic":["#A1D3D9","#D9A1D3"],"tetradic":["#A1D9C2","#A6A1D9","#D9A1B7"],"splitComplementary":["#A1B7D9","#C2A1D9"],"monochromatic":["#F1F3E2","#D3D9A1","#B4BE60"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F1F3E2","dark":"#B4BE60","saturated":"#DFE792","desaturated":"#C7CAAF","pastel":"#FDFDFC","neon":"#F6FFA3"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"mica","name":"Mica","hex":"#D8C7B0","distance":23.958297101421877},{"slug":"travertine","name":"Travertine","hex":"#D6C1A3","distance":24.269322199023193},{"slug":"oat","name":"Oat","hex":"#D8CAB8","distance":27.910571473905726},{"slug":"pale-goldenrod","name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","distance":32.17141588429082},{"slug":"desert-sand","name":"Desert Sand","hex":"#EDC9AF","distance":33.58571124749333}]

HEX meaning and use

About #D3D9A1

#D3D9A1 is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #D3D9A1 is visually closest to Mica, a named orange color with HEX #D8C7B0.

The RGB channels are 211, 217, and 161, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 66deg 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 highlight and warning systems. Its luminance is 0.6605, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 23.96, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.21:1AA Pass

White text1.48:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #D3D9A1 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.21:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.48:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F1F3E2#000000 text · best 18.66:1#F1F3E2

Pale Goldenrod#000000 text · best 16.76:1#EEE8AA

#DFE792#000000 text · best 15.98:1#DFE792

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

#B7D9A1#000000 text · best 13.45:1#B7D9A1

Generated Palette

#D3D9A1#D3D9A1

#A6A1D9#A6A1D9

#D9C2A1#D9C2A1

#B7D9A1#B7D9A1

#F1F3E2#F1F3E2

#B4BE60#B4BE60

Color Harmonies

#A6A1D9#A6A1D9

#D9C2A1#D9C2A1

#B7D9A1#B7D9A1

#A1D3D9#A1D3D9

#D9A1D3#D9A1D3

Variants

#F1F3E2#F1F3E2

#B4BE60#B4BE60

#DFE792#DFE792

#C7CAAF#C7CAAF

#FDFDFC#FDFDFC

#F6FFA3#F6FFA3

Nearest Named Colors

Mica#D8C7B0

Travertine#D6C1A3

Oat#D8CAB8

Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AA

Desert Sand#EDC9AF

#D3D9A1

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #D3D9A1

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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