HEX atlas value

#D7C979

#D7C979 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Champagne Gold. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 215, 201, 121, HSL 51, 54%, 66%, has luminance 0.576, and belongs to the earth tone group.

yellow warm earth-tone

#D7C979 Sample readable text

HEX #D7C979

RGB rgb(215, 201, 121)

HSL hsl(51 54% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 7, 44, 16)

Luminance 0.576

Contrast Black 12.52:1White 1.68:1

CSS

--color-d7c979: #D7C979;
.background-d7c979 { background-color: #D7C979; }
.text-d7c979 { color: #D7C979; }

Luminance0.576

Black text12.52:1AA Pass

White text1.68:1AA 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":"#D7C979","rgb":[215,201,121],"hsl":[51,54,66],"cmyk":[0,7,44,16],"luminance":0.576,"contrast":{"black":12.52,"white":1.68}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":12.52,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.68,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#ECE6C0","hex":"#ECE6C0","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.65,"contrastWhite":1.26,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.45,"contrastWhite":1.45,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#EAD666","hex":"#EAD666","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.31,"contrastWhite":1.47,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#B6D779","hex":"#B6D779","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.99,"contrastWhite":1.62,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Pale Gold","hex":"#E6BE8A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.1,"contrastWhite":1.74,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","earth tone","earth tone yellow","Champagne Gold adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/d7c979.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/champagne-gold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/straw.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/burly-wood.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#7988D7","analogous":["#D79A79","#B6D779"],"triadic":["#79D7C9","#C979D7"],"tetradic":["#79D79A","#7988D7","#D779B6"],"splitComplementary":["#79B6D7","#9A79D7"],"monochromatic":["#ECE6C0","#D7C979","#BCA938"]}

Variants

{"light":"#ECE6C0","dark":"#BCA938","saturated":"#EAD666","desaturated":"#C4BC8D","pastel":"#F1EEDF","neon":"#FFEB7A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"champagne-gold","name":"Champagne Gold","hex":"#D6B971","distance":17.916472867168917},{"slug":"straw","name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","distance":22.9128784747792},{"slug":"burly-wood","name":"Burly Wood","hex":"#DEB887","distance":23.108440016582687},{"slug":"pale-gold","name":"Pale Gold","hex":"#E6BE8A","distance":25.199206336708304},{"slug":"bamboo","name":"Bamboo","hex":"#C7B56E","distance":27.874719729532707}]

HEX meaning and use

About #D7C979

#D7C979 is classified as a warm yellow value with earth tone visual character. #D7C979 is visually closest to Champagne Gold, a named orange color with HEX #D6B971.

The RGB channels are 215, 201, and 121, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 51deg with 54% saturation and 66% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, mid-lightness 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 natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.576, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 17.92, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text12.52:1AA Pass

White text1.68:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #D7C979 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000012.52:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.68:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#ECE6C0#000000 text · best 16.65:1#ECE6C0

Straw#000000 text · best 14.45:1#E4D96F

#EAD666#000000 text · best 14.31:1#EAD666

#B6D779#000000 text · best 12.99:1#B6D779

Pale Gold#000000 text · best 12.1:1#E6BE8A

Generated Palette

#D7C979#D7C979

#7988D7#7988D7

#D79A79#D79A79

#B6D779#B6D779

#ECE6C0#ECE6C0

#BCA938#BCA938

Color Harmonies

#7988D7#7988D7

#D79A79#D79A79

#B6D779#B6D779

#79D7C9#79D7C9

#C979D7#C979D7

Variants

#ECE6C0#ECE6C0

#BCA938#BCA938

#EAD666#EAD666

#C4BC8D#C4BC8D

#F1EEDF#F1EEDF

#FFEB7A#FFEB7A

Nearest Named Colors

Champagne Gold#D6B971

Straw#E4D96F

Burly Wood#DEB887

Pale Gold#E6BE8A

Bamboo#C7B56E

#D7C979

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #D7C979

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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