HEX atlas value

#D6DBB3

#D6DBB3 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Oat. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 214, 219, 179, HSL 67, 36%, 78%, has luminance 0.6821, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#D6DBB3 Sample readable text

HEX #D6DBB3

RGB rgb(214, 219, 179)

HSL hsl(67 36% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(2, 0, 18, 14)

Luminance 0.6821

Contrast Black 14.64:1White 1.43:1

CSS

--color-d6dbb3: #D6DBB3;
.background-d6dbb3 { background-color: #D6DBB3; }
.text-d6dbb3 { color: #D6DBB3; }

Luminance0.6821

Black text14.64:1AA Pass

White text1.43:1AA 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":"#D6DBB3","rgb":[214,219,179],"hsl":[67,36,78],"cmyk":[2,0,18,14],"luminance":0.6821,"contrast":{"black":14.64,"white":1.43}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.64,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.43,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F8F8F1","hex":"#F8F8F1","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.69,"contrastWhite":1.07,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#E0E7A6","hex":"#E0E7A6","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.15,"contrastWhite":1.3,"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":"#C2DBB3","hex":"#C2DBB3","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.08,"contrastWhite":1.49,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","balanced","balanced yellow","Oat 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/d6dbb3.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":"#B7B3DB","analogous":["#DBCCB3","#C2DBB3"],"triadic":["#B3D6DB","#DBB3D6"],"tetradic":["#B3DBCC","#B7B3DB","#DBB3C2"],"splitComplementary":["#B3C2DB","#CCB3DB"],"monochromatic":["#F8F8F1","#D6DBB3","#B5BE74"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F8F8F1","dark":"#B5BE74","saturated":"#E0E7A6","desaturated":"#CDCFBF","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#F7FFB8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"oat","name":"Oat","hex":"#D8CAB8","distance":17.832554500127006},{"slug":"limestone","name":"Limestone","hex":"#D8D2C4","distance":19.339079605813716},{"slug":"mica","name":"Mica","hex":"#D8C7B0","distance":20.322401432901575},{"slug":"bone","name":"Bone","hex":"#E3DAC9","distance":25.573423705088842},{"slug":"pastel-green","name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","distance":25.942243542145693}]

HEX meaning and use

About #D6DBB3

#D6DBB3 is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #D6DBB3 is visually closest to Oat, a named orange color with HEX #D8CAB8.

The RGB channels are 214, 219, and 179, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 67deg with 36% saturation and 78% 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 0.6821, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 17.83, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.64:1AA Pass

White text1.43:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #D6DBB3 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.64:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.43:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F8F8F1#000000 text · best 19.69:1#F8F8F1

#E0E7A6#000000 text · best 16.15:1#E0E7A6

Bone#000000 text · best 15.14:1#E3DAC9

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

#C2DBB3#000000 text · best 14.08:1#C2DBB3

Generated Palette

#D6DBB3#D6DBB3

#B7B3DB#B7B3DB

#DBCCB3#DBCCB3

#C2DBB3#C2DBB3

#F8F8F1#F8F8F1

#B5BE74#B5BE74

Color Harmonies

#B7B3DB#B7B3DB

#DBCCB3#DBCCB3

#C2DBB3#C2DBB3

#B3D6DB#B3D6DB

#DBB3D6#DBB3D6

Variants

#F8F8F1#F8F8F1

#B5BE74#B5BE74

#E0E7A6#E0E7A6

#CDCFBF#CDCFBF

White#FFFFFF

#F7FFB8#F7FFB8

Nearest Named Colors

Oat#D8CAB8

Limestone#D8D2C4

Mica#D8C7B0

Bone#E3DAC9

Pastel Green#C1E1C1

#D6DBB3

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #D6DBB3

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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