HEX atlas value

#D9DCC6

#D9DCC6 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Limestone. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 217, 220, 198, HSL 68, 24%, 82%, has luminance 0.7002, and belongs to the muted group.

yellow warm muted

#D9DCC6 Sample readable text

HEX #D9DCC6

RGB rgb(217, 220, 198)

HSL hsl(68 24% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(1, 0, 10, 14)

Luminance 0.7002

Contrast Black 15:1White 1.4:1

CSS

--color-d9dcc6: #D9DCC6;
.background-d9dcc6 { background-color: #D9DCC6; }
.text-d9dcc6 { color: #D9DCC6; }

Luminance0.7002

Black text15:1AA Pass

White text1.4:1AA 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":"#D9DCC6","rgb":[217,220,198],"hsl":[68,24,82],"cmyk":[1,0,10,14],"luminance":0.7002,"contrast":{"black":15,"white":1.4}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":15,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.4,"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":"#E1E6BC","hex":"#E1E6BC","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.25,"contrastWhite":1.29,"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":"#CEDCC6","hex":"#CEDCC6","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.68,"contrastWhite":1.43,"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 yellow","muted","muted yellow","Limestone adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/d9dcc6.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/limestone.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bone.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/light-gray.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#C9C6DC","analogous":["#DCD4C6","#CEDCC6"],"triadic":["#C6D9DC","#DCC6D9"],"tetradic":["#C6DCD4","#C9C6DC","#DCC6CE"],"splitComplementary":["#C6CEDC","#D4C6DC"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#D9DCC6","#B3B98D"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#B3B98D","saturated":"#E1E6BC","desaturated":"#D2D2D0","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#F8FFCC"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"limestone","name":"Limestone","hex":"#D8D2C4","distance":10.246950765959598},{"slug":"bone","name":"Bone","hex":"#E3DAC9","distance":10.63014581273465},{"slug":"light-gray","name":"Light Gray","hex":"#D3D3D3","distance":16.911534525287763},{"slug":"light-grey","name":"Light Grey","hex":"#D3D3D3","distance":16.911534525287763},{"slug":"chrome","name":"Chrome","hex":"#D5D5D5","distance":17.029386365926403}]

HEX meaning and use

About #D9DCC6

#D9DCC6 is classified as a warm yellow value with muted visual character. #D9DCC6 is visually closest to Limestone, a named orange color with HEX #D8D2C4.

The RGB channels are 217, 220, and 198, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 68deg with 24% 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 0.7002, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 10.25, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text15:1AA Pass

White text1.4:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #D9DCC6 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000015:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.4:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#E1E6BC#000000 text · best 16.25:1#E1E6BC

Bone#000000 text · best 15.14:1#E3DAC9

#CEDCC6#000000 text · best 14.68:1#CEDCC6

Chrome#000000 text · best 14.31:1#D5D5D5

Generated Palette

#D9DCC6#D9DCC6

#C9C6DC#C9C6DC

#DCD4C6#DCD4C6

#CEDCC6#CEDCC6

White#FFFFFF

#B3B98D#B3B98D

Color Harmonies

#C9C6DC#C9C6DC

#DCD4C6#DCD4C6

#CEDCC6#CEDCC6

#C6D9DC#C6D9DC

#DCC6D9#DCC6D9

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#B3B98D#B3B98D

#E1E6BC#E1E6BC

#D2D2D0#D2D2D0

White#FFFFFF

#F8FFCC#F8FFCC

Nearest Named Colors

Limestone#D8D2C4

Bone#E3DAC9

Light Gray#D3D3D3

Light Grey#D3D3D3

Chrome#D5D5D5

#D9DCC6

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #D9DCC6

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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