HEX atlas value

#D9D5A1

#D9D5A1 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Travertine. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 217, 213, 161, HSL 56, 42%, 74%, has luminance 0.6491, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#D9D5A1 Sample readable text

HEX #D9D5A1

RGB rgb(217, 213, 161)

HSL hsl(56 42% 74%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 2, 26, 15)

Luminance 0.6491

Contrast Black 13.98:1White 1.5:1

CSS

--color-d9d5a1: #D9D5A1;
.background-d9d5a1 { background-color: #D9D5A1; }
.text-d9d5a1 { color: #D9D5A1; }

Luminance0.6491

Black text13.98:1AA Pass

White text1.5:1AA 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":"#D9D5A1","rgb":[217,213,161],"hsl":[56,42,74],"cmyk":[0,2,26,15],"luminance":0.6491,"contrast":{"black":13.98,"white":1.5}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":13.98,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.5,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F3F2E2","hex":"#F3F2E2","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.61,"contrastWhite":1.13,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.76,"contrastWhite":1.25,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#E7E192","hex":"#E7E192","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.58,"contrastWhite":1.35,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#C0D9A1","hex":"#C0D9A1","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.68,"contrastWhite":1.53,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Desert Sand","hex":"#EDC9AF","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.57,"contrastWhite":1.55,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","balanced","balanced yellow","Travertine 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/d9d5a1.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/travertine.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mica.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/oat.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#A1A5D9","analogous":["#D9B9A1","#C0D9A1"],"triadic":["#A1D9D5","#D5A1D9"],"tetradic":["#A1D9B9","#A1A5D9","#D9A1C0"],"splitComplementary":["#A1C0D9","#B9A1D9"],"monochromatic":["#F3F2E2","#D9D5A1","#BEB860"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F3F2E2","dark":"#BEB860","saturated":"#E7E192","desaturated":"#CAC8AF","pastel":"#FDFDFC","neon":"#FFF9A3"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"travertine","name":"Travertine","hex":"#D6C1A3","distance":20.322401432901575},{"slug":"mica","name":"Mica","hex":"#D8C7B0","distance":20.54263858417414},{"slug":"oat","name":"Oat","hex":"#D8CAB8","distance":25.514701644346147},{"slug":"desert-sand","name":"Desert Sand","hex":"#EDC9AF","distance":27.202941017470888},{"slug":"pale-goldenrod","name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","distance":29.715315916207253}]

HEX meaning and use

About #D9D5A1

#D9D5A1 is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #D9D5A1 is visually closest to Travertine, a named orange color with HEX #D6C1A3.

The RGB channels are 217, 213, and 161, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 56deg 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 highlight and warning systems. Its luminance is 0.6491, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 20.32, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text13.98:1AA Pass

White text1.5:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #D9D5A1 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000013.98:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.5:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F3F2E2#000000 text · best 18.61:1#F3F2E2

Pale Goldenrod#000000 text · best 16.76:1#EEE8AA

#E7E192#000000 text · best 15.58:1#E7E192

#C0D9A1#000000 text · best 13.68:1#C0D9A1

Desert Sand#000000 text · best 13.57:1#EDC9AF

Generated Palette

#D9D5A1#D9D5A1

#A1A5D9#A1A5D9

#D9B9A1#D9B9A1

#C0D9A1#C0D9A1

#F3F2E2#F3F2E2

#BEB860#BEB860

Color Harmonies

#A1A5D9#A1A5D9

#D9B9A1#D9B9A1

#C0D9A1#C0D9A1

#A1D9D5#A1D9D5

#D5A1D9#D5A1D9

Variants

#F3F2E2#F3F2E2

#BEB860#BEB860

#E7E192#E7E192

#CAC8AF#CAC8AF

#FDFDFC#FDFDFC

#FFF9A3#FFF9A3

Nearest Named Colors

Travertine#D6C1A3

Mica#D8C7B0

Oat#D8CAB8

Desert Sand#EDC9AF

Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AA

#D9D5A1

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #D9D5A1

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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