Information about #D6C57A color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#D6C57A falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(214, 197, 122) — 83.9% red, 77.3% green, 47.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 7 / 36 / 16. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #D6C57A reads as a pleasantly vivid yellow and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Souffle (#D5C171). Slightly further away sit Winter Hazel (#D0C383) and Zombie (#DDC283).

In RGB terms — rgb(214, 197, 122) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #D6C57A: 12.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.7:1 for white. No one has named #D6C57A so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#D6C57A color variations

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

#D6C57A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#D6C57A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#D6C57A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#D6C57A color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#D6C57A 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #D6C57A

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

Souffle color link
Souffle

#D5C171

Winter Hazel color link
Winter Hazel

#D0C383

Zombie color link
Zombie

#DDC283

Chalky color link
Chalky

#DFC281

Chenin color link
Chenin

#DEC371

Manuka Honey color link
Manuka Honey

#DEC083

Sand color link
Sand

#E2CA76

Pencarrow color link
Pencarrow

#E3BF7E

Coyote color link
Coyote

#DDB77B

Deco color link
Deco

#CCCF82

Sandbar color link
Sandbar

#E2C385

ORPIN GOLD color link
ORPIN GOLD

#CEBE88

#D6C57A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#D6C57A
  • RGB214, 197, 122
  • CMYK0, 7, 36, 16
  • CSSrgb(214, 197, 122)
  • HSL49°, 53%, 66%
  • HSL Precise48.913°, 52.874%, 65.882%
  • HSV49°, 43%, 84%
  • HSB49°, 43%, 84%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.839
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.773
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.478
  • GLSLvec3(0.839, 0.773, 0.478)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.839, 0.773, 0.478, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.839, 0.773, 0.478)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB83.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB77.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.8%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDD6C57A
  • DECIMAL ID14075258
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers28 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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