HEX atlas value

#D6DD9D

#D6DD9D is a warm yellow HEX color close to Travertine. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 214, 221, 157, HSL 67, 48%, 74%, has luminance 0.6844, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#D6DD9D Sample readable text

HEX #D6DD9D

RGB rgb(214, 221, 157)

HSL hsl(67 48% 74%)

CMYK cmyk(3, 0, 29, 13)

Luminance 0.6844

Contrast Black 14.69:1White 1.43:1

CSS

--color-d6dd9d: #D6DD9D;
.background-d6dd9d { background-color: #D6DD9D; }
.text-d6dd9d { color: #D6DD9D; }

Luminance0.6844

Black text14.69:1AA 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":"#D6DD9D","rgb":[214,221,157],"hsl":[67,48,74],"cmyk":[3,0,29,13],"luminance":0.6844,"contrast":{"black":14.69,"white":1.43}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.69,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.43,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F2F4E1","hex":"#F2F4E1","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.8,"contrastWhite":1.12,"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":"#E0EB8E","hex":"#E0EB8E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.44,"contrastWhite":1.28,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Khaki","hex":"#F0E68C","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.4,"contrastWhite":1.28,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#B5DD9D","hex":"#B5DD9D","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.79,"contrastWhite":1.52,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","balanced","balanced yellow","Travertine 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/d6dd9d.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/travertine.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mica.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pale-goldenrod.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#A49DDD","analogous":["#DDC49D","#B5DD9D"],"triadic":["#9DD5DD","#DD9DD5"],"tetradic":["#9DDDC4","#A49DDD","#DD9DB5"],"splitComplementary":["#9DB5DD","#C49DDD"],"monochromatic":["#F2F4E1","#D6DD9D","#B8C559"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F2F4E1","dark":"#B8C559","saturated":"#E0EB8E","desaturated":"#CACEAB","pastel":"#FDFDFC","neon":"#F4FFA3"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"travertine","name":"Travertine","hex":"#D6C1A3","distance":28.635642126552707},{"slug":"mica","name":"Mica","hex":"#D8C7B0","distance":29.13760456866693},{"slug":"pale-goldenrod","name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","distance":29.427877939124322},{"slug":"khaki","name":"Khaki","hex":"#F0E68C","distance":32.341923257592455},{"slug":"oat","name":"Oat","hex":"#D8CAB8","distance":33.075670817082454}]

HEX meaning and use

About #D6DD9D

#D6DD9D is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #D6DD9D is visually closest to Travertine, a named orange color with HEX #D6C1A3.

The RGB channels are 214, 221, and 157, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 67deg with 48% 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 0.6844, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 28.64, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.69:1AA 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 #D6DD9D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.69:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.43:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F2F4E1#000000 text · best 18.8:1#F2F4E1

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

#E0EB8E#000000 text · best 16.44:1#E0EB8E

Khaki#000000 text · best 16.4:1#F0E68C

#B5DD9D#000000 text · best 13.79:1#B5DD9D

Generated Palette

#D6DD9D#D6DD9D

#A49DDD#A49DDD

#DDC49D#DDC49D

#B5DD9D#B5DD9D

#F2F4E1#F2F4E1

#B8C559#B8C559

Color Harmonies

#A49DDD#A49DDD

#DDC49D#DDC49D

#B5DD9D#B5DD9D

#9DD5DD#9DD5DD

#DD9DD5#DD9DD5

Variants

#F2F4E1#F2F4E1

#B8C559#B8C559

#E0EB8E#E0EB8E

#CACEAB#CACEAB

#FDFDFC#FDFDFC

#F4FFA3#F4FFA3

Nearest Named Colors

Travertine#D6C1A3

Mica#D8C7B0

Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AA

Khaki#F0E68C

Oat#D8CAB8

#D6DD9D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #D6DD9D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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