HEX atlas value

#D9A8A1

#D9A8A1 is a warm red HEX color close to Tan. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 217, 168, 161, HSL 8, 42%, 74%, has luminance 0.4533, and belongs to the balanced group.

red warm balanced

#D9A8A1 Sample readable text

HEX #D9A8A1

RGB rgb(217, 168, 161)

HSL hsl(8 42% 74%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 23, 26, 15)

Luminance 0.4533

Contrast Black 10.07:1White 2.09:1

CSS

--color-d9a8a1: #D9A8A1;
.background-d9a8a1 { background-color: #D9A8A1; }
.text-d9a8a1 { color: #D9A8A1; }

Luminance0.4533

Black text10.07:1AA Pass

White text2.09:1AA 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":"#D9A8A1","rgb":[217,168,161],"hsl":[8,42,74],"cmyk":[0,23,26,15],"luminance":0.4533,"contrast":{"black":10.07,"white":2.09}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.07,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.09,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F3E4E2","hex":"#F3E4E2","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.01,"contrastWhite":1.23,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#A1D1D9","hex":"#A1D1D9","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.64,"contrastWhite":1.66,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#D9C4A1","hex":"#D9C4A1","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.36,"contrastWhite":1.7,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Travertine","hex":"#D6C1A3","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.02,"contrastWhite":1.75,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Burly Wood","hex":"#DEB887","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.31,"contrastWhite":1.86,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","balanced","balanced red","Tan adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/d9a8a1.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/tan.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/travertine.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/soft-coral.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#A1D1D9","analogous":["#D9A1B5","#D9C4A1"],"triadic":["#A1D9A8","#A8A1D9"],"tetradic":["#B5D9A1","#A1D1D9","#C4A1D9"],"splitComplementary":["#A1D9C4","#A1B5D9"],"monochromatic":["#F3E4E2","#D9A8A1","#BE6C60"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F3E4E2","dark":"#BE6C60","saturated":"#E79E92","desaturated":"#CAB3AF","pastel":"#FDFCFC","neon":"#FFAFA3"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"tan","name":"Tan","hex":"#D2B48C","distance":25.179356624028344},{"slug":"travertine","name":"Travertine","hex":"#D6C1A3","distance":25.25866188063018},{"slug":"soft-coral","name":"Soft Coral","hex":"#F7A8A8","distance":30.805843601498726},{"slug":"burly-wood","name":"Burly Wood","hex":"#DEB887","distance":30.93541659651604},{"slug":"salmon-rose","name":"Salmon Rose","hex":"#E7968B","distance":31.68595903550972}]

HEX meaning and use

About #D9A8A1

#D9A8A1 is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #D9A8A1 is visually closest to Tan, a named orange color with HEX #D2B48C.

The RGB channels are 217, 168, and 161, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 8deg with 42% 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 high-attention visual states. Its luminance is 0.4533, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 25.18, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.07:1AA Pass

White text2.09:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #D9A8A1 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.07:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.09:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F3E4E2#000000 text · best 17.01:1#F3E4E2

#A1D1D9#000000 text · best 12.64:1#A1D1D9

#D9C4A1#000000 text · best 12.36:1#D9C4A1

Travertine#000000 text · best 12.02:1#D6C1A3

Burly Wood#000000 text · best 11.31:1#DEB887

Generated Palette

#D9A8A1#D9A8A1

#A1D1D9#A1D1D9

#D9A1B5#D9A1B5

#D9C4A1#D9C4A1

#F3E4E2#F3E4E2

#BE6C60#BE6C60

Color Harmonies

#A1D1D9#A1D1D9

#D9A1B5#D9A1B5

#D9C4A1#D9C4A1

#A1D9A8#A1D9A8

#A8A1D9#A8A1D9

Variants

#F3E4E2#F3E4E2

#BE6C60#BE6C60

#E79E92#E79E92

#CAB3AF#CAB3AF

#FDFCFC#FDFCFC

#FFAFA3#FFAFA3

Nearest Named Colors

Tan#D2B48C

Travertine#D6C1A3

Soft Coral#F7A8A8

Burly Wood#DEB887

Salmon Rose#E7968B

#D9A8A1

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #D9A8A1

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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