Information about #D5B8A9 color

#D5B8A9 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#D5B8A9 falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(213, 184, 169) — 83.5% red, 72.2% green, 66.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 11 / 17 / 16. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #D5B8A9 reads as a mildly saturated orange and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Warm Beige (#D8BCAB). Slightly further away sit Clam Shell (#D2B3A9) and Eighth Kalgoorie Sands (#D7BDA6).

In RGB terms — rgb(213, 184, 169) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 11.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.9:1. #D5B8A9 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#D5B8A9 color variations

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

#D5B8A9 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 #D5B8A9

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

Warm Beige color link
Warm Beige

#D8BCAB

Clam Shell color link
Clam Shell

#D2B3A9

Dark Vanilla color link
Dark Vanilla

#D1BEA8

Oyster Pink color link
Oyster Pink

#D4B5B0

Alpaca color link
Alpaca

#D3C0AA

Wafer color link
Wafer

#D4BBB1

Nougat color link
Nougat

#D6C1AB

Soft Amber color link
Soft Amber

#CFBEA5

Biscotti color link
Biscotti

#D2C1A9

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#D5B8A9
  • RGB213, 184, 169
  • CMYK0, 11, 17, 16
  • CSSrgb(213, 184, 169)
  • HSL20°, 34%, 75%
  • HSL Precise20.455°, 34.375%, 74.902%
  • HSV20°, 21%, 84%
  • HSB20°, 21%, 84%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.835
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.722
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • GLSLvec3(0.835, 0.722, 0.663)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.835, 0.722, 0.663, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.835, 0.722, 0.663)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB83.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB66.3%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDD5B8A9
  • DECIMAL ID14006441
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01