Information about #D6C3B3 color

#D6C3B3 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#D6C3B3 falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(214, 195, 179) — 83.9% red, 76.5% green, 70.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 7 / 14 / 16. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #D6C3B3 reads as a softly balanced amber-leaning orange and floats near the light end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Chalk Beige (#D6C5B4). Nearby in the Register you will also find Sandspit Brown (#D2C6B6) and Half Sisal (#D5C9AE).

In RGB terms — rgb(214, 195, 179) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 12.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.7:1. No one has named #D6C3B3 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#D6C3B3 color variations

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

#D6C3B3 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 #D6C3B3

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

Chalk Beige color link
Chalk Beige

#D6C5B4

Half Sisal color link
Half Sisal

#D5C9AE

Fossil color link
Fossil

#D5CBB2

Pastel Earth color link
Pastel Earth

#D7CAB7

Nougat color link
Nougat

#D6C1AB

Wafer color link
Wafer

#D4BBB1

Sepia Rose color link
Sepia Rose

#D5BBB6

Acropolis color link
Acropolis

#CEC6B5

Triple Blanc color link
Triple Blanc

#CEC3AF

Quarter Joss color link
Quarter Joss

#CEC3B8

Pastel Beige color link
Pastel Beige

#D4C6AA

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#D6C3B3
  • RGB214, 195, 179
  • CMYK0, 7, 14, 16
  • CSSrgb(214, 195, 179)
  • HSL27°, 30%, 77%
  • HSL Precise27.429°, 29.915%, 77.059%
  • HSV27°, 16%, 84%
  • HSB27°, 16%, 84%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.839
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.765
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • GLSLvec3(0.839, 0.765, 0.702)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.839, 0.765, 0.702, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.839, 0.765, 0.702)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB83.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB76.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB70.2%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDD6C3B3
  • DECIMAL ID14074803
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01