HEX atlas value

#D9B2A1

#D9B2A1 is a warm orange HEX color close to Travertine. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 217, 178, 161, HSL 18, 42%, 74%, has luminance 0.4917, and belongs to the balanced group.

orange warm balanced

#D9B2A1 Sample readable text

HEX #D9B2A1

RGB rgb(217, 178, 161)

HSL hsl(18 42% 74%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 18, 26, 15)

Luminance 0.4917

Contrast Black 10.83:1White 1.94:1

CSS

--color-d9b2a1: #D9B2A1;
.background-d9b2a1 { background-color: #D9B2A1; }
.text-d9b2a1 { color: #D9B2A1; }

Luminance0.4917

Black text10.83:1AA Pass

White text1.94:1AA 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":"#D9B2A1","rgb":[217,178,161],"hsl":[18,42,74],"cmyk":[0,18,26,15],"luminance":0.4917,"contrast":{"black":10.83,"white":1.94}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.83,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.94,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F3E7E2","hex":"#F3E7E2","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.34,"contrastWhite":1.21,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#D9CDA1","hex":"#D9CDA1","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.2,"contrastWhite":1.59,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Mica","hex":"#D8C7B0","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.72,"contrastWhite":1.65,"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"]},{"name":"Travertine","hex":"#D6C1A3","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.02,"contrastWhite":1.75,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","balanced","balanced orange","Travertine adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/d9b2a1.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/travertine.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/tan.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mica.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#A1C8D9","analogous":["#D9A1AC","#D9CDA1"],"triadic":["#A1D9B2","#B2A1D9"],"tetradic":["#ACD9A1","#A1C8D9","#CDA1D9"],"splitComplementary":["#A1D9CD","#A1ACD9"],"monochromatic":["#F3E7E2","#D9B2A1","#BE7C60"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F3E7E2","dark":"#BE7C60","saturated":"#E7AC92","desaturated":"#CAB7AF","pastel":"#FDFCFC","neon":"#FFBFA3"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"travertine","name":"Travertine","hex":"#D6C1A3","distance":15.427248620541512},{"slug":"tan","name":"Tan","hex":"#D2B48C","distance":22.22611077089287},{"slug":"mica","name":"Mica","hex":"#D8C7B0","distance":25.826343140289914},{"slug":"burly-wood","name":"Burly Wood","hex":"#DEB887","distance":27.147743920996454},{"slug":"pale-gold","name":"Pale Gold","hex":"#E6BE8A","distance":29.017236257093817}]

HEX meaning and use

About #D9B2A1

#D9B2A1 is classified as a warm orange value with balanced visual character. #D9B2A1 is visually closest to Travertine, a named orange color with HEX #D6C1A3.

The RGB channels are 217, 178, and 161, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 18deg 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, and CSS color tokens. Its luminance is 0.4917, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 15.43, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.83:1AA Pass

White text1.94:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #D9B2A1 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.83:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.94:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F3E7E2#000000 text · best 17.34:1#F3E7E2

#D9CDA1#000000 text · best 13.2:1#D9CDA1

Mica#000000 text · best 12.72:1#D8C7B0

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

Travertine#000000 text · best 12.02:1#D6C1A3

Generated Palette

#D9B2A1#D9B2A1

#A1C8D9#A1C8D9

#D9A1AC#D9A1AC

#D9CDA1#D9CDA1

#F3E7E2#F3E7E2

#BE7C60#BE7C60

Color Harmonies

#A1C8D9#A1C8D9

#D9A1AC#D9A1AC

#D9CDA1#D9CDA1

#A1D9B2#A1D9B2

#B2A1D9#B2A1D9

Variants

#F3E7E2#F3E7E2

#BE7C60#BE7C60

#E7AC92#E7AC92

#CAB7AF#CAB7AF

#FDFCFC#FDFCFC

#FFBFA3#FFBFA3

Nearest Named Colors

Travertine#D6C1A3

Tan#D2B48C

Mica#D8C7B0

Burly Wood#DEB887

Pale Gold#E6BE8A

#D9B2A1

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #D9B2A1

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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