Information about #D6D6BD color

#D6D6BD color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#D6D6BD falls into the Yellow Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(214, 214, 189) — 83.9% red, 83.9% green, 74.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 0 / 10 / 16. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#D6D6BD is a softly toned sunny yellow 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 Eighth Hillary (#D6D3BE). Slightly further away sit Quarter Akaroa (#D9D2BF) and Ecru White (#D6D1C0).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(214, 214, 189)), which gives #D6D6BD its character. On this background, black text reaches a 14.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.5:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #D6D6BD is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#D6D6BD color variations

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

#D6D6BD color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#D6D6BD color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#D6D6BD color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#D6D6BD 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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#D6D6BD 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 #D6D6BD

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

Eighth Hillary color link
Eighth Hillary

#D6D3BE

Quarter Akaroa color link
Quarter Akaroa

#D9D2BF

Ecru White color link
Ecru White

#D6D1C0

Double Travertine color link
Double Travertine

#DBD5BA

Misty Beige color link
Misty Beige

#DBD3BF

Half Fossil color link
Half Fossil

#DAD1C0

Ying Yang color link
Ying Yang

#DADCBE

Loafer color link
Loafer

#DBD9C2

Blanc color link
Blanc

#D9D0C1

Tana color link
Tana

#D9DCC1

Half Caraway color link
Half Caraway

#D7CEBB

Pastel Khaki color link
Pastel Khaki

#DAD4B6

#D6D6BD color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#D6D6BD
  • RGB214, 214, 189
  • CMYK0, 0, 10, 16
  • CSSrgb(214, 214, 189)
  • HSL60°, 23%, 79%
  • HSL Precise60°, 23.364%, 79.02%
  • HSV60°, 12%, 84%
  • HSB60°, 12%, 84%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.839
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.839
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • GLSLvec3(0.839, 0.839, 0.741)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.839, 0.839, 0.741, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.839, 0.839, 0.741)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB83.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB83.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB74.1%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDD6D6BD
  • DECIMAL ID14079677
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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