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HEX atlas value

#DFC9C3

#DFC9C3 is a warm red HEX color close to Limestone. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 223, 201, 195, HSL 13, 30%, 82%, has luminance 0.614, and belongs to the balanced group.

redwarmbalanced
#DFC9C3 Sample readable text
HEX #DFC9C3
RGB rgb(223, 201, 195)
HSL hsl(13 30% 82%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 10, 13, 13)
Luminance 0.614
Contrast Black 13.28:1White 1.58:1

CSS

--color-dfc9c3: #DFC9C3;
.background-dfc9c3 { background-color: #DFC9C3; }
.text-dfc9c3 { color: #DFC9C3; }

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

Structured HEX color data for conversion, WCAG checks, CSS generation, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.614
Black text13.28:1AA Pass
White text1.58:1AA 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
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{"hex":"#DFC9C3","rgb":[223,201,195],"hsl":[13,30,82],"cmyk":[0,10,13,13],"luminance":0.614,"contrast":{"black":13.28,"white":1.58}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":13.28,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.58,"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":"Bone","hex":"#E3DAC9","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.14,"contrastWhite":1.39,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#DFD7C3","hex":"#DFD7C3","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.65,"contrastWhite":1.43,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#C3D9DF","hex":"#C3D9DF","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.31,"contrastWhite":1.47,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Feldspar","hex":"#F0CDB7","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.12,"contrastWhite":1.49,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]
AI context
{"semanticGroups":["warm red","balanced","balanced red","Limestone adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/dfc9c3.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/limestone.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/oat.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bone.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#C3D9DF","analogous":["#DFC3CB","#DFD7C3"],"triadic":["#C3DFC9","#C9C3DF"],"tetradic":["#CBDFC3","#C3D9DF","#D7C3DF"],"splitComplementary":["#C3DFD7","#C3CBDF"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#DFC9C3","#BF9488"]}
Variants
{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#BF9488","saturated":"#E9C4B9","desaturated":"#D5CFCD","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFD7CC"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"limestone","name":"Limestone","hex":"#D8D2C4","distance":11.445523142259598},{"slug":"oat","name":"Oat","hex":"#D8CAB8","distance":13.076696830622021},{"slug":"bone","name":"Bone","hex":"#E3DAC9","distance":18.466185312619388},{"slug":"mica","name":"Mica","hex":"#D8C7B0","distance":20.346989949375804},{"slug":"feldspar","name":"Feldspar","hex":"#F0CDB7","distance":21.18962010041709}]
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HEX meaning and use

About #DFC9C3

#DFC9C3 is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #DFC9C3 is visually closest to Limestone, a named orange color with HEX #D8D2C4.

The RGB channels are 223, 201, and 195, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 13deg with 30% 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 high-attention visual states. Its luminance is 0.614, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 11.45, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text13.28:1AA Pass
White text1.58:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #DFC9C3 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000013.28:1 · AAA
White text#FFFFFF1.58:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF
Bone#000000 text · best 15.14:1#E3DAC9
#DFD7C3#000000 text · best 14.65:1#DFD7C3
#C3D9DF#000000 text · best 14.31:1#C3D9DF
Feldspar#000000 text · best 14.12:1#F0CDB7

Generated Palette

#DFC9C3#DFC9C3
#C3D9DF#C3D9DF
#DFC3CB#DFC3CB
#DFD7C3#DFD7C3
White#FFFFFF
#BF9488#BF9488

Color Harmonies

#C3D9DF#C3D9DF
#DFC3CB#DFC3CB
#DFD7C3#DFD7C3
#C3DFC9#C3DFC9
#C9C3DF#C9C3DF

Variants

White#FFFFFF
#BF9488#BF9488
#E9C4B9#E9C4B9
#D5CFCD#D5CFCD
White#FFFFFF
#FFD7CC#FFD7CC

Nearest Named Colors

Limestone#D8D2C4
Oat#D8CAB8
Bone#E3DAC9
Mica#D8C7B0
Feldspar#F0CDB7

Related HEX Guides

Limestone colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #D8D2C4.Oat colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #D8CAB8.Bone colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #E3DAC9.Red color familyBrowse named red colors related to this HEX value.Warm colorsExplore colors with similar temperature behavior.Balanced colorsFind colors in the balanced group.Color palettesBrowse palette systems related to generated color combinations.Compare colorsCompare named colors near this HEX value.Accessible colorsBrowse WCAG-friendly named colors and safe text options.#DFC9C3 APIOpen the machine-readable JSON record for this HEX value.