HEX atlas value

#D9D8A1

#D9D8A1 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Mica. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 217, 216, 161, HSL 59, 42%, 74%, has luminance 0.6644, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#D9D8A1 Sample readable text

HEX #D9D8A1

RGB rgb(217, 216, 161)

HSL hsl(59 42% 74%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 0, 26, 15)

Luminance 0.6644

Contrast Black 14.29:1White 1.47:1

CSS

--color-d9d8a1: #D9D8A1;
.background-d9d8a1 { background-color: #D9D8A1; }
.text-d9d8a1 { color: #D9D8A1; }

Luminance0.6644

Black text14.29:1AA Pass

White text1.47:1AA 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":"#D9D8A1","rgb":[217,216,161],"hsl":[59,42,74],"cmyk":[0,0,26,15],"luminance":0.6644,"contrast":{"black":14.29,"white":1.47}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.29,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.47,"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":"#E7E692","hex":"#E7E692","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.13,"contrastWhite":1.3,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#BED9A1","hex":"#BED9A1","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.63,"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/d9d8a1.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":"#A1A2D9","analogous":["#D9BCA1","#BED9A1"],"triadic":["#A1D9D8","#D8A1D9"],"tetradic":["#A1D9BC","#A1A2D9","#D9A1BE"],"splitComplementary":["#A1BED9","#BCA1D9"],"monochromatic":["#F3F3E2","#D9D8A1","#BEBC60"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F3F3E2","dark":"#BEBC60","saturated":"#E7E692","desaturated":"#CACAAF","pastel":"#FDFDFC","neon":"#FFFDA3"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"mica","name":"Mica","hex":"#D8C7B0","distance":22.693611435820433},{"slug":"travertine","name":"Travertine","hex":"#D6C1A3","distance":23.280893453645632},{"slug":"oat","name":"Oat","hex":"#D8CAB8","distance":26.94438717061496},{"slug":"pale-goldenrod","name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","distance":27.892651361962706},{"slug":"desert-sand","name":"Desert Sand","hex":"#EDC9AF","distance":28.653097563788805}]

HEX meaning and use

About #D9D8A1

#D9D8A1 is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #D9D8A1 is visually closest to Mica, a named orange color with HEX #D8C7B0.

The RGB channels are 217, 216, and 161, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 59deg 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 0.6644, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 22.69, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.29:1AA Pass

White text1.47:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #D9D8A1 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.29:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.47:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F3F3E2#000000 text · best 18.73:1#F3F3E2

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

#E7E692#000000 text · best 16.13:1#E7E692

#BED9A1#000000 text · best 13.63:1#BED9A1

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

Generated Palette

#D9D8A1#D9D8A1

#A1A2D9#A1A2D9

#D9BCA1#D9BCA1

#BED9A1#BED9A1

#F3F3E2#F3F3E2

#BEBC60#BEBC60

Color Harmonies

#A1A2D9#A1A2D9

#D9BCA1#D9BCA1

#BED9A1#BED9A1

#A1D9D8#A1D9D8

#D8A1D9#D8A1D9

Variants

#F3F3E2#F3F3E2

#BEBC60#BEBC60

#E7E692#E7E692

#CACAAF#CACAAF

#FDFDFC#FDFDFC

#FFFDA3#FFFDA3

Nearest Named Colors

Mica#D8C7B0

Travertine#D6C1A3

Oat#D8CAB8

Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AA

Desert Sand#EDC9AF

#D9D8A1

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #D9D8A1

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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