HEX atlas value

#D4D4B9

#D4D4B9 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Oat. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 212, 212, 185, HSL 60, 24%, 78%, has luminance 0.6459, and belongs to the muted group.

yellow warm muted

#D4D4B9 Sample readable text

HEX #D4D4B9

RGB rgb(212, 212, 185)

HSL hsl(60 24% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 0, 13, 17)

Luminance 0.6459

Contrast Black 13.92:1White 1.51:1

CSS

--color-d4d4b9: #D4D4B9;
.background-d4d4b9 { background-color: #D4D4B9; }
.text-d4d4b9 { color: #D4D4B9; }

Luminance0.6459

Black text13.92:1AA Pass

White text1.51:1AA 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":"#D4D4B9","rgb":[212,212,185],"hsl":[60,24,78],"cmyk":[0,0,13,17],"luminance":0.6459,"contrast":{"black":13.92,"white":1.51}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":13.92,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.51,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"Paper White","hex":"#F7F7F2","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.54,"contrastWhite":1.07,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#E1E1AD","hex":"#E1E1AD","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.58,"contrastWhite":1.35,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Bone","hex":"#E3DAC9","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.14,"contrastWhite":1.39,"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":"Limestone","hex":"#D8D2C4","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.94,"contrastWhite":1.51,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","muted","muted yellow","Oat adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/d4d4b9.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/oat.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/limestone.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mica.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#B9B9D4","analogous":["#D4C7B9","#C7D4B9"],"triadic":["#B9D4D4","#D4B9D4"],"tetradic":["#B9D4C7","#B9B9D4","#D4B9C7"],"splitComplementary":["#B9C7D4","#C7B9D4"],"monochromatic":["#F7F7F2","#D4D4B9","#B1B181"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F7F7F2","dark":"#B1B181","saturated":"#E1E1AD","desaturated":"#C8C8C6","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFFFB8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"oat","name":"Oat","hex":"#D8CAB8","distance":10.816653826391969},{"slug":"limestone","name":"Limestone","hex":"#D8D2C4","distance":11.874342087037917},{"slug":"mica","name":"Mica","hex":"#D8C7B0","distance":16.30950643030009},{"slug":"bone","name":"Bone","hex":"#E3DAC9","distance":22.737634001804146},{"slug":"pastel-green","name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","distance":24.372115213907882}]

HEX meaning and use

About #D4D4B9

#D4D4B9 is classified as a warm yellow value with muted visual character. #D4D4B9 is visually closest to Oat, a named orange color with HEX #D8CAB8.

The RGB channels are 212, 212, and 185, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 60deg with 24% saturation and 78% 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 muted interface themes. Its luminance is 0.6459, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 10.82, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text13.92:1AA Pass

White text1.51:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #D4D4B9 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000013.92:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.51:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

Paper White#000000 text · best 19.54:1#F7F7F2

#E1E1AD#000000 text · best 15.58:1#E1E1AD

Bone#000000 text · best 15.14:1#E3DAC9

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

Limestone#000000 text · best 13.94:1#D8D2C4

Generated Palette

#D4D4B9#D4D4B9

#B9B9D4#B9B9D4

#D4C7B9#D4C7B9

#C7D4B9#C7D4B9

Paper White#F7F7F2

#B1B181#B1B181

Color Harmonies

#B9B9D4#B9B9D4

#D4C7B9#D4C7B9

#C7D4B9#C7D4B9

#B9D4D4#B9D4D4

#D4B9D4#D4B9D4

Variants

Paper White#F7F7F2

#B1B181#B1B181

#E1E1AD#E1E1AD

#C8C8C6#C8C8C6

White#FFFFFF

#FFFFB8#FFFFB8

Nearest Named Colors

Oat#D8CAB8

Limestone#D8D2C4

Mica#D8C7B0

Bone#E3DAC9

Pastel Green#C1E1C1

#D4D4B9

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #D4D4B9

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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