HEX atlas value

#D9D3C9

#D9D3C9 is a warm orange HEX color close to Limestone. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 217, 211, 201, HSL 37, 17%, 82%, has luminance 0.6556, and belongs to the muted group.

orange warm muted

#D9D3C9 Sample readable text

HEX #D9D3C9

RGB rgb(217, 211, 201)

HSL hsl(37 17% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 3, 7, 15)

Luminance 0.6556

Contrast Black 14.11:1White 1.49:1

CSS

--color-d9d3c9: #D9D3C9;
.background-d9d3c9 { background-color: #D9D3C9; }
.text-d9d3c9 { color: #D9D3C9; }

Luminance0.6556

Black text14.11:1AA Pass

White text1.49:1AA 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":"#D9D3C9","rgb":[217,211,201],"hsl":[37,17,82],"cmyk":[0,3,7,15],"luminance":0.6556,"contrast":{"black":14.11,"white":1.49}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.11,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.49,"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":"Bone","hex":"#E3DAC9","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.14,"contrastWhite":1.39,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#D7D9C9","hex":"#D7D9C9","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.66,"contrastWhite":1.43,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#E3D5BF","hex":"#E3D5BF","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.54,"contrastWhite":1.44,"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"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","muted","muted orange","Limestone adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/d9d3c9.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":"#C9CFD9","analogous":["#D9CBC9","#D7D9C9"],"triadic":["#C9D9D3","#D3C9D9"],"tetradic":["#C9D9CB","#C9CFD9","#D9C9D7"],"splitComplementary":["#C9D7D9","#CBC9D9"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#D9D3C9","#B3A794"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#B3A794","saturated":"#E3D5BF","desaturated":"#D1D1D1","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFEBCC"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"limestone","name":"Limestone","hex":"#D8D2C4","distance":5.196152422706632},{"slug":"light-gray","name":"Light Gray","hex":"#D3D3D3","distance":11.661903789690601},{"slug":"light-grey","name":"Light Grey","hex":"#D3D3D3","distance":11.661903789690601},{"slug":"bone","name":"Bone","hex":"#E3DAC9","distance":12.206555615733702},{"slug":"chrome","name":"Chrome","hex":"#D5D5D5","distance":12.806248474865697}]

HEX meaning and use

About #D9D3C9

#D9D3C9 is classified as a warm orange value with muted visual character. #D9D3C9 is visually closest to Limestone, a named orange color with HEX #D8D2C4.

The RGB channels are 217, 211, and 201, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 37deg 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 0.6556, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 5.20, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.11:1AA Pass

White text1.49:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #D9D3C9 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.11:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.49:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

Bone#000000 text · best 15.14:1#E3DAC9

#D7D9C9#000000 text · best 14.66:1#D7D9C9

#E3D5BF#000000 text · best 14.54:1#E3D5BF

Chrome#000000 text · best 14.31:1#D5D5D5

Generated Palette

#D9D3C9#D9D3C9

#C9CFD9#C9CFD9

#D9CBC9#D9CBC9

#D7D9C9#D7D9C9

White#FFFFFF

#B3A794#B3A794

Color Harmonies

#C9CFD9#C9CFD9

#D9CBC9#D9CBC9

#D7D9C9#D7D9C9

#C9D9D3#C9D9D3

#D3C9D9#D3C9D9

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#B3A794#B3A794

#E3D5BF#E3D5BF

#D1D1D1#D1D1D1

White#FFFFFF

#FFEBCC#FFEBCC

Nearest Named Colors

Limestone#D8D2C4

Light Gray#D3D3D3

Light Grey#D3D3D3

Bone#E3DAC9

Chrome#D5D5D5

#D9D3C9

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #D9D3C9

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

Related HEX Guides