Information about #D4B5AB color

#D4B5AB color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#D4B5AB falls into the Red Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(212, 181, 171) — 83.1% red, 71% green, 67.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 12 / 16 / 17. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#D4B5AB is a softly balanced red that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Clam Shell (#D2B3A9). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Oyster Pink (#D4B5B0) and Soulmate (#CDB5AF).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(212, 181, 171)), which gives #D4B5AB its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #D4B5AB: 11.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.9:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #D4B5AB is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#D4B5AB color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#D4B5AB color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #D4B5AB

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#D4B5AB
  • RGB212, 181, 171
  • CMYK0, 12, 16, 17
  • CSSrgb(212, 181, 171)
  • HSL15°, 32%, 75%
  • HSL Precise14.634°, 32.283%, 75.098%
  • HSV15°, 19%, 83%
  • HSB15°, 19%, 83%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.831
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.671
  • GLSLvec3(0.831, 0.710, 0.671)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.831, 0.710, 0.671, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.831, 0.710, 0.671)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB83.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.1%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDD4B5AB
  • DECIMAL ID13940139
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01