HEX atlas value

#D5D9C9

#D5D9C9 is a cool green HEX color close to Limestone. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 213, 217, 201, HSL 75, 17%, 82%, has luminance 0.6799, and belongs to the muted group.

green cool muted

#D5D9C9 Sample readable text

HEX #D5D9C9

RGB rgb(213, 217, 201)

HSL hsl(75 17% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(2, 0, 7, 15)

Luminance 0.6799

Contrast Black 14.6:1White 1.44:1

CSS

--color-d5d9c9: #D5D9C9;
.background-d5d9c9 { background-color: #D5D9C9; }
.text-d5d9c9 { color: #D5D9C9; }

Luminance0.6799

Black text14.6:1AA Pass

White text1.44:1AA 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":"#D5D9C9","rgb":[213,217,201],"hsl":[75,17,82],"cmyk":[2,0,7,15],"luminance":0.6799,"contrast":{"black":14.6,"white":1.44}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.6,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.44,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"White","hex":"#FFFFFF","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":21,"contrastWhite":1,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#DAE3BF","hex":"#DAE3BF","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.72,"contrastWhite":1.34,"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":"#CDD9C9","hex":"#CDD9C9","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.36,"contrastWhite":1.46,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#D9D5C9","hex":"#D9D5C9","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.31,"contrastWhite":1.47,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","muted","muted green","Limestone adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/d5d9c9.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/limestone.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/light-gray.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/light-grey.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#CDC9D9","analogous":["#D9D5C9","#CDD9C9"],"triadic":["#C9D5D9","#D9C9D5"],"tetradic":["#C9D9D5","#CDC9D9","#D9C9CD"],"splitComplementary":["#C9CDD9","#D5C9D9"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#D5D9C9","#ABB394"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#ABB394","saturated":"#DAE3BF","desaturated":"#D1D1D1","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#F2FFCC"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"limestone","name":"Limestone","hex":"#D8D2C4","distance":9.1104335791443},{"slug":"light-gray","name":"Light Gray","hex":"#D3D3D3","distance":11.832159566199232},{"slug":"light-grey","name":"Light Grey","hex":"#D3D3D3","distance":11.832159566199232},{"slug":"chrome","name":"Chrome","hex":"#D5D5D5","distance":12.649110640673518},{"slug":"bone","name":"Bone","hex":"#E3DAC9","distance":14.035668847618199}]

HEX meaning and use

About #D5D9C9

#D5D9C9 is classified as a cool green value with muted visual character. #D5D9C9 is visually closest to Limestone, a named orange color with HEX #D8D2C4.

The RGB channels are 213, 217, and 201, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 75deg with 17% saturation and 82% 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 0.6799, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 9.11, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.6:1AA Pass

White text1.44:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #D5D9C9 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.6:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.44:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#DAE3BF#000000 text · best 15.72:1#DAE3BF

Bone#000000 text · best 15.14:1#E3DAC9

#CDD9C9#000000 text · best 14.36:1#CDD9C9

#D9D5C9#000000 text · best 14.31:1#D9D5C9

Generated Palette

#D5D9C9#D5D9C9

#CDC9D9#CDC9D9

#D9D5C9#D9D5C9

#CDD9C9#CDD9C9

White#FFFFFF

#ABB394#ABB394

Color Harmonies

#CDC9D9#CDC9D9

#D9D5C9#D9D5C9

#CDD9C9#CDD9C9

#C9D5D9#C9D5D9

#D9C9D5#D9C9D5

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#ABB394#ABB394

#DAE3BF#DAE3BF

#D1D1D1#D1D1D1

White#FFFFFF

#F2FFCC#F2FFCC

Nearest Named Colors

Limestone#D8D2C4

Light Gray#D3D3D3

Light Grey#D3D3D3

Chrome#D5D5D5

Bone#E3DAC9

#D5D9C9

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #D5D9C9

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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