HEX atlas value

#D9D7A1

#D9D7A1 is a warm yellow HEX color nearest Mica. RGB 217, 215, 161, HSL 58° 42% 74%, luminance 0.6593; view contrast and conversions.

yellow warm balanced

#D9D7A1 Sample readable text

HEX #D9D7A1

RGB rgb(217, 215, 161)

HSL hsl(58 42% 74%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 1, 26, 15)

Luminance 0.6593

Contrast Black 14.19:1White 1.48:1

CSS

--color-d9d7a1: #D9D7A1;
.background-d9d7a1 { background-color: #D9D7A1; }
.text-d9d7a1 { color: #D9D7A1; }

HEX meaning and use

About #D9D7A1

#D9D7A1 is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #D9D7A1 is visually closest to Mica, a named orange color with HEX #D8C7B0.

The RGB channels are 217, 215, and 161, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 58deg with 42% saturation and 74% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, light atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

Practical uses for this HEX value include color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and highlight and warning systems. Its luminance is 0.6593, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 21.95, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.19:1AA Pass

White text1.48:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #D9D7A1 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.19:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.48:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F3F3E2#F3F3E2 · #000000 text · best 18.73:1 Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AA · #000000 text · best 16.76:1 #E7E492#E7E492 · #000000 text · best 15.91:1 #BFD9A1#BFD9A1 · #000000 text · best 13.66:1 Desert Sand#EDC9AF · #000000 text · best 13.57:1

Generated Palette

#D9D7A1#D9D7A1

#A1A3D9#A1A3D9

#D9BBA1#D9BBA1

#BFD9A1#BFD9A1

#F3F3E2#F3F3E2

#BEBB60#BEBB60

Color Harmonies

#A1A3D9#A1A3D9

#D9BBA1#D9BBA1

#BFD9A1#BFD9A1

#A1D9D7#A1D9D7

#D7A1D9#D7A1D9

Variants

#F3F3E2#F3F3E2

#BEBB60#BEBB60

#E7E492#E7E492

#CAC9AF#CAC9AF

#FDFDFC#FDFDFC

#FFFCA3#FFFCA3

Nearest Named Colors

Mica#D8C7B0

Travertine#D6C1A3

Oat#D8CAB8

Desert Sand#EDC9AF

Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AA

Luminance0.6593

Black text14.19:1AA Pass

White text1.48:1AA 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":"#D9D7A1","rgb":[217,215,161],"hsl":[58,42,74],"cmyk":[0,1,26,15],"luminance":0.6593,"contrast":{"black":14.19,"white":1.48}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.19,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.48,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F3F3E2","hex":"#F3F3E2","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.73,"contrastWhite":1.12,"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":"#E7E492","hex":"#E7E492","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.91,"contrastWhite":1.32,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#BFD9A1","hex":"#BFD9A1","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.66,"contrastWhite":1.54,"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","Mica 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/d9d7a1.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mica.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/travertine.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/oat.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#A1A3D9","analogous":["#D9BBA1","#BFD9A1"],"triadic":["#A1D9D7","#D7A1D9"],"tetradic":["#A1D9BB","#A1A3D9","#D9A1BF"],"splitComplementary":["#A1BFD9","#BBA1D9"],"monochromatic":["#F3F3E2","#D9D7A1","#BEBB60"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F3F3E2","dark":"#BEBB60","saturated":"#E7E492","desaturated":"#CAC9AF","pastel":"#FDFDFC","neon":"#FFFCA3"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"mica","name":"Mica","hex":"#D8C7B0","distance":21.95449840010015},{"slug":"travertine","name":"Travertine","hex":"#D6C1A3","distance":22.293496809607955},{"slug":"oat","name":"Oat","hex":"#D8CAB8","distance":26.43860813280457},{"slug":"desert-sand","name":"Desert Sand","hex":"#EDC9AF","distance":28.142494558940577},{"slug":"pale-goldenrod","name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","distance":28.478061731796284}]

#D9D7A1

CSS

About #D9D7A1

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

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