Information about #D9B9AD color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #D9B9AD is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(217, 185, 173) — 85.1% red, 72.5% green, 67.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 13 / 17 / 15. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A moderately toned amber-leaning orange, #D9B9AD has a delicate, washed-out lightness. 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 Warm Beige (#D8BCAB). Slightly further away sit Wafer (#D4BBB1) and Just Right (#DCBFAC).

In RGB terms — rgb(217, 185, 173) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 11.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.8:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #D9B9AD is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#D9B9AD color variations

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

#D9B9AD color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#D9B9AD color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#D9B9AD color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#D9B9AD 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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#D9B9AD 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 #D9B9AD

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

Wafer color link
Wafer

#D4BBB1

Just Right color link
Just Right

#DCBFAC

Oyster Pink color link
Oyster Pink

#D4B5B0

Sweet As color link
Sweet As

#DBB8B4

Cavern Pink color link
Cavern Pink

#E0B8B1

Eighth Kalgoorie Sands color link
Eighth Kalgoorie Sands

#D7BDA6

Nougat color link
Nougat

#D6C1AB

Alpaca color link
Alpaca

#D3C0AA

Clam Shell color link
Clam Shell

#D2B3A9

Sepia Rose color link
Sepia Rose

#D5BBB6

Pink Flare color link
Pink Flare

#D8B4B6

#D9B9AD color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#D9B9AD
  • RGB217, 185, 173
  • CMYK0, 13, 17, 15
  • CSSrgb(217, 185, 173)
  • HSL16°, 37%, 76%
  • HSL Precise16.364°, 36.667%, 76.471%
  • HSV16°, 20%, 85%
  • HSB16°, 20%, 85%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.851
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • GLSLvec3(0.851, 0.725, 0.678)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.851, 0.725, 0.678, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.851, 0.725, 0.678)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB85.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.8%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDD9B9AD
  • DECIMAL ID14268845
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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