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HEX atlas value

#D9CAC9

#D9CAC9 is a warm red HEX color close to Limestone. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 217, 202, 201, HSL 4, 17%, 82%, has luminance 0.6121, and belongs to the muted group.

redwarmmuted
#D9CAC9 Sample readable text
HEX #D9CAC9
RGB rgb(217, 202, 201)
HSL hsl(4 17% 82%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 7, 7, 15)
Luminance 0.6121
Contrast Black 13.24:1White 1.59:1

CSS

--color-d9cac9: #D9CAC9;
.background-d9cac9 { background-color: #D9CAC9; }
.text-d9cac9 { color: #D9CAC9; }

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

Structured HEX color data for conversion, WCAG checks, CSS generation, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.6121
Black text13.24:1AA Pass
White text1.59:1AA 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
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{"hex":"#D9CAC9","rgb":[217,202,201],"hsl":[4,17,82],"cmyk":[0,7,7,15],"luminance":0.6121,"contrast":{"black":13.24,"white":1.59}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":13.24,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.59,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"White","hex":"#FFFFFF","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":21,"contrastWhite":1,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#C9D8D9","hex":"#C9D8D9","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.31,"contrastWhite":1.47,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Chrome","hex":"#D5D5D5","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.31,"contrastWhite":1.47,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Light Grey","hex":"#D3D3D3","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.03,"contrastWhite":1.5,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#D9D2C9","hex":"#D9D2C9","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.01,"contrastWhite":1.5,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]
AI context
{"semanticGroups":["warm red","muted","muted red","Limestone adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/d9cac9.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/limestone.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/light-gray.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/light-grey.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#C9D8D9","analogous":["#D9C9D0","#D9D2C9"],"triadic":["#C9D9CA","#CAC9D9"],"tetradic":["#D0D9C9","#C9D8D9","#D2C9D9"],"splitComplementary":["#C9D9D2","#C9D0D9"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#D9CAC9","#B39694"]}
Variants
{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#B39694","saturated":"#E3C2BF","desaturated":"#D1D1D1","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFCFCC"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"limestone","name":"Limestone","hex":"#D8D2C4","distance":9.486832980505138},{"slug":"light-gray","name":"Light Gray","hex":"#D3D3D3","distance":14.730919862656235},{"slug":"light-grey","name":"Light Grey","hex":"#D3D3D3","distance":14.730919862656235},{"slug":"chrome","name":"Chrome","hex":"#D5D5D5","distance":16.76305461424021},{"slug":"oat","name":"Oat","hex":"#D8CAB8","distance":17.029386365926403}]
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HEX meaning and use

About #D9CAC9

#D9CAC9 is classified as a warm red value with muted visual character. #D9CAC9 is visually closest to Limestone, a named orange color with HEX #D8D2C4.

The RGB channels are 217, 202, and 201, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 4deg with 17% saturation and 82% 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 muted interface themes. Its luminance is 0.6121, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 9.49, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text13.24:1AA Pass
White text1.59:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #D9CAC9 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000013.24:1 · AAA
White text#FFFFFF1.59:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF
#C9D8D9#000000 text · best 14.31:1#C9D8D9
Chrome#000000 text · best 14.31:1#D5D5D5
Light Grey#000000 text · best 14.03:1#D3D3D3
#D9D2C9#000000 text · best 14.01:1#D9D2C9

Generated Palette

#D9CAC9#D9CAC9
#C9D8D9#C9D8D9
#D9C9D0#D9C9D0
#D9D2C9#D9D2C9
White#FFFFFF
#B39694#B39694

Color Harmonies

#C9D8D9#C9D8D9
#D9C9D0#D9C9D0
#D9D2C9#D9D2C9
#C9D9CA#C9D9CA
#CAC9D9#CAC9D9

Variants

White#FFFFFF
#B39694#B39694
#E3C2BF#E3C2BF
#D1D1D1#D1D1D1
White#FFFFFF
#FFCFCC#FFCFCC

Nearest Named Colors

Limestone#D8D2C4
Light Gray#D3D3D3
Light Grey#D3D3D3
Chrome#D5D5D5
Oat#D8CAB8

Related HEX Guides

Limestone colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #D8D2C4.Light Gray colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #D3D3D3.Light Grey colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #D3D3D3.Red color familyBrowse named red colors related to this HEX value.Warm colorsExplore colors with similar temperature behavior.Muted colorsFind colors in the muted group.Color palettesBrowse palette systems related to generated color combinations.Compare colorsCompare named colors near this HEX value.Accessible colorsBrowse WCAG-friendly named colors and safe text options.#D9CAC9 APIOpen the machine-readable JSON record for this HEX value.