Information about #D5C6A5 color

#D5C6A5 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#D5C6A5 falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(213, 198, 165) — 83.5% red, 77.6% green, 64.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 6 / 19 / 16. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#D5C6A5 is a moderately toned warm orange that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Akaroa (#D4C4A8). Slightly further away sit Pastel Sand (#D3C7A2) and Triple Wheatfield (#D1C6A6).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(213, 198, 165)), which gives #D5C6A5 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 12.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.7:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #D5C6A5 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#D5C6A5 color variations

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

#D5C6A5 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 #D5C6A5

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

Akaroa color link
Akaroa

#D4C4A8

Pastel Sand color link
Pastel Sand

#D3C7A2

Pastel Beige color link
Pastel Beige

#D4C6AA

Hitchhiker color link
Hitchhiker

#D0C7A8

Biscotti color link
Biscotti

#D2C1A9

Miso color link
Miso

#D2CCA8

Nougat color link
Nougat

#D6C1AB

Alpaca color link
Alpaca

#D3C0AA

Blank Canvas color link
Blank Canvas

#DDC7A5

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#D5C6A5
  • RGB213, 198, 165
  • CMYK0, 6, 19, 16
  • CSSrgb(213, 198, 165)
  • HSL41°, 36%, 74%
  • HSL Precise41.25°, 36.364%, 74.118%
  • HSV41°, 23%, 84%
  • HSB41°, 23%, 84%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.835
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.776
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.647
  • GLSLvec3(0.835, 0.776, 0.647)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.835, 0.776, 0.647, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.835, 0.776, 0.647)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB83.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB77.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB64.7%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDD5C6A5
  • DECIMAL ID14010021
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01