HEX atlas value

#D9DEAF

#D9DEAF is a warm yellow HEX color close to Oat. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 217, 222, 175, HSL 66, 42%, 78%, has luminance 0.7009, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#D9DEAF Sample readable text

HEX #D9DEAF

RGB rgb(217, 222, 175)

HSL hsl(66 42% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(2, 0, 21, 13)

Luminance 0.7009

Contrast Black 15.02:1White 1.4:1

CSS

--color-d9deaf: #D9DEAF;
.background-d9deaf { background-color: #D9DEAF; }
.text-d9deaf { color: #D9DEAF; }

Luminance0.7009

Black text15.02:1AA 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":"#D9DEAF","rgb":[217,222,175],"hsl":[66,42,78],"cmyk":[2,0,21,13],"luminance":0.7009,"contrast":{"black":15.02,"white":1.4}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":15.02,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.4,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F8F9F1","hex":"#F8F9F1","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.81,"contrastWhite":1.06,"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":"#E4EBA3","hex":"#E4EBA3","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.71,"contrastWhite":1.26,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.61,"contrastWhite":1.26,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#C2DEAF","hex":"#C2DEAF","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.36,"contrastWhite":1.46,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","balanced","balanced yellow","Oat 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/d9deaf.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/oat.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mica.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pale-goldenrod.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#B4AFDE","analogous":["#DECCAF","#C2DEAF"],"triadic":["#AFDADE","#DEAFDA"],"tetradic":["#AFDECC","#B4AFDE","#DEAFC2"],"splitComplementary":["#AFC2DE","#CCAFDE"],"monochromatic":["#F8F9F1","#D9DEAF","#BBC46E"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F8F9F1","dark":"#BBC46E","saturated":"#E4EBA3","desaturated":"#D0D2BC","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#F8FFB8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"oat","name":"Oat","hex":"#D8CAB8","distance":21.95449840010015},{"slug":"mica","name":"Mica","hex":"#D8C7B0","distance":23.043437243605826},{"slug":"pale-goldenrod","name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","distance":23.790754506740637},{"slug":"limestone","name":"Limestone","hex":"#D8D2C4","distance":24.20743687382041},{"slug":"vanilla","name":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","distance":27.2213151776324}]

HEX meaning and use

About #D9DEAF

#D9DEAF is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #D9DEAF is visually closest to Oat, a named orange color with HEX #D8CAB8.

The RGB channels are 217, 222, and 175, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 66deg with 42% saturation and 78% 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 0.7009, 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 text15.02:1AA 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 #D9DEAF needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000015.02:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.4:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F8F9F1#000000 text · best 19.81:1#F8F9F1

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

#E4EBA3#000000 text · best 16.71:1#E4EBA3

Vanilla#000000 text · best 16.61:1#F3E5AB

#C2DEAF#000000 text · best 14.36:1#C2DEAF

Generated Palette

#D9DEAF#D9DEAF

#B4AFDE#B4AFDE

#DECCAF#DECCAF

#C2DEAF#C2DEAF

#F8F9F1#F8F9F1

#BBC46E#BBC46E

Color Harmonies

#B4AFDE#B4AFDE

#DECCAF#DECCAF

#C2DEAF#C2DEAF

#AFDADE#AFDADE

#DEAFDA#DEAFDA

Variants

#F8F9F1#F8F9F1

#BBC46E#BBC46E

#E4EBA3#E4EBA3

#D0D2BC#D0D2BC

White#FFFFFF

#F8FFB8#F8FFB8

Nearest Named Colors

Oat#D8CAB8

Mica#D8C7B0

Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AA

Limestone#D8D2C4

Vanilla#F3E5AB

#D9DEAF

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #D9DEAF

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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