HEX atlas value

#D5D1A5

#D5D1A5 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Mica. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 213, 209, 165, HSL 55, 36%, 74%, has luminance 0.6246, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#D5D1A5 Sample readable text

HEX #D5D1A5

RGB rgb(213, 209, 165)

HSL hsl(55 36% 74%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 2, 23, 16)

Luminance 0.6246

Contrast Black 13.49:1White 1.56:1

CSS

--color-d5d1a5: #D5D1A5;
.background-d5d1a5 { background-color: #D5D1A5; }
.text-d5d1a5 { color: #D5D1A5; }

Luminance0.6246

Black text13.49:1AA Pass

White text1.56:1AA 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":"#D5D1A5","rgb":[213,209,165],"hsl":[55,36,74],"cmyk":[0,2,23,16],"luminance":0.6246,"contrast":{"black":13.49,"white":1.56}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":13.49,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.56,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F2F1E3","hex":"#F2F1E3","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.47,"contrastWhite":1.14,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#E3DD96","hex":"#E3DD96","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.05,"contrastWhite":1.4,"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":"Desert Sand","hex":"#EDC9AF","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.57,"contrastWhite":1.55,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#C1D5A5","hex":"#C1D5A5","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.33,"contrastWhite":1.58,"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/d5d1a5.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":"#A5A9D5","analogous":["#D5B9A5","#C1D5A5"],"triadic":["#A5D5D1","#D1A5D5"],"tetradic":["#A5D5B9","#A5A9D5","#D5A5C1"],"splitComplementary":["#A5C1D5","#B9A5D5"],"monochromatic":["#F2F1E3","#D5D1A5","#B7B066"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F2F1E3","dark":"#B7B066","saturated":"#E3DD96","desaturated":"#C6C4B3","pastel":"#FDFDFC","neon":"#FFF7A3"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"mica","name":"Mica","hex":"#D8C7B0","distance":15.165750888103101},{"slug":"travertine","name":"Travertine","hex":"#D6C1A3","distance":16.15549442140351},{"slug":"oat","name":"Oat","hex":"#D8CAB8","distance":20.46948949045872},{"slug":"desert-sand","name":"Desert Sand","hex":"#EDC9AF","distance":27.202941017470888},{"slug":"limestone","name":"Limestone","hex":"#D8D2C4","distance":31.160872901765767}]

HEX meaning and use

About #D5D1A5

#D5D1A5 is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #D5D1A5 is visually closest to Mica, a named orange color with HEX #D8C7B0.

The RGB channels are 213, 209, and 165, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 55deg with 36% 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 0.6246, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 15.17, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text13.49:1AA Pass

White text1.56:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #D5D1A5 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000013.49:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.56:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F2F1E3#000000 text · best 18.47:1#F2F1E3

#E3DD96#000000 text · best 15.05:1#E3DD96

Limestone#000000 text · best 13.94:1#D8D2C4

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

#C1D5A5#000000 text · best 13.33:1#C1D5A5

Generated Palette

#D5D1A5#D5D1A5

#A5A9D5#A5A9D5

#D5B9A5#D5B9A5

#C1D5A5#C1D5A5

#F2F1E3#F2F1E3

#B7B066#B7B066

Color Harmonies

#A5A9D5#A5A9D5

#D5B9A5#D5B9A5

#C1D5A5#C1D5A5

#A5D5D1#A5D5D1

#D1A5D5#D1A5D5

Variants

#F2F1E3#F2F1E3

#B7B066#B7B066

#E3DD96#E3DD96

#C6C4B3#C6C4B3

#FDFDFC#FDFDFC

#FFF7A3#FFF7A3

Nearest Named Colors

Mica#D8C7B0

Travertine#D6C1A3

Oat#D8CAB8

Desert Sand#EDC9AF

Limestone#D8D2C4

#D5D1A5

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #D5D1A5

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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