HEX atlas value

#D8D6B6

#D8D6B6 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Oat. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 216, 214, 182, HSL 56, 30%, 78%, has luminance 0.6607, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#D8D6B6 Sample readable text

HEX #D8D6B6

RGB rgb(216, 214, 182)

HSL hsl(56 30% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 1, 16, 15)

Luminance 0.6607

Contrast Black 14.21:1White 1.48:1

CSS

--color-d8d6b6: #D8D6B6;
.background-d8d6b6 { background-color: #D8D6B6; }
.text-d8d6b6 { color: #D8D6B6; }

Luminance0.6607

Black text14.21:1AA Pass

White text1.48:1AA 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":"#D8D6B6","rgb":[216,214,182],"hsl":[56,30,78],"cmyk":[0,1,16,15],"luminance":0.6607,"contrast":{"black":14.21,"white":1.48}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.21,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.48,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F8F7F2","hex":"#F8F7F2","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.58,"contrastWhite":1.07,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#E4E0AA","hex":"#E4E0AA","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.54,"contrastWhite":1.35,"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":"Feldspar","hex":"#F0CDB7","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.12,"contrastWhite":1.49,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#C9D8B6","hex":"#C9D8B6","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.98,"contrastWhite":1.5,"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/d8d6b6.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":"#B6B8D8","analogous":["#D8C5B6","#C9D8B6"],"triadic":["#B6D8D5","#D5B6D8"],"tetradic":["#B6D8C5","#B6B8D8","#D8B6C9"],"splitComplementary":["#B6C9D8","#C5B6D8"],"monochromatic":["#F8F7F2","#D8D6B6","#B8B47A"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F8F7F2","dark":"#B8B47A","saturated":"#E4E0AA","desaturated":"#CBCBC2","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFFAB8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"oat","name":"Oat","hex":"#D8CAB8","distance":12.165525060596439},{"slug":"limestone","name":"Limestone","hex":"#D8D2C4","distance":14.560219778561036},{"slug":"mica","name":"Mica","hex":"#D8C7B0","distance":16.15549442140351},{"slug":"bone","name":"Bone","hex":"#E3DAC9","distance":22.315913604421397},{"slug":"feldspar","name":"Feldspar","hex":"#F0CDB7","distance":25.65151067676132}]

HEX meaning and use

About #D8D6B6

#D8D6B6 is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #D8D6B6 is visually closest to Oat, a named orange color with HEX #D8CAB8.

The RGB channels are 216, 214, and 182, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 56deg with 30% saturation and 78% 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 highlight and warning systems. Its luminance is 0.6607, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 12.17, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.21:1AA Pass

White text1.48:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #D8D6B6 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.21:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.48:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F8F7F2#000000 text · best 19.58:1#F8F7F2

#E4E0AA#000000 text · best 15.54:1#E4E0AA

Bone#000000 text · best 15.14:1#E3DAC9

Feldspar#000000 text · best 14.12:1#F0CDB7

#C9D8B6#000000 text · best 13.98:1#C9D8B6

Generated Palette

#D8D6B6#D8D6B6

#B6B8D8#B6B8D8

#D8C5B6#D8C5B6

#C9D8B6#C9D8B6

#F8F7F2#F8F7F2

#B8B47A#B8B47A

Color Harmonies

#B6B8D8#B6B8D8

#D8C5B6#D8C5B6

#C9D8B6#C9D8B6

#B6D8D5#B6D8D5

#D5B6D8#D5B6D8

Variants

#F8F7F2#F8F7F2

#B8B47A#B8B47A

#E4E0AA#E4E0AA

#CBCBC2#CBCBC2

White#FFFFFF

#FFFAB8#FFFAB8

Nearest Named Colors

Oat#D8CAB8

Limestone#D8D2C4

Mica#D8C7B0

Bone#E3DAC9

Feldspar#F0CDB7

#D8D6B6

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #D8D6B6

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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