Information about #D9C3AF color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #D9C3AF belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(217, 195, 175) (85.1% red, 76.5% green, 68.6% blue), or CMYK 0 / 9 / 16 / 15 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A mildly saturated orange, #D9C3AF has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Nougat (#D6C1AB). Slightly further away sit Just Right (#DCBFAC) and Chalk Beige (#D6C5B4).

In RGB terms — rgb(217, 195, 175) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #D9C3AF: 12.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.7:1 for white. No one has named #D9C3AF so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#D9C3AF color variations

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

#D9C3AF color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#D9C3AF color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#D9C3AF color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#D9C3AF 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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#D9C3AF 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 #D9C3AF

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

Nougat color link
Nougat

#D6C1AB

Just Right color link
Just Right

#DCBFAC

Chalk Beige color link
Chalk Beige

#D6C5B4

Half Sisal color link
Half Sisal

#D5C9AE

Pastel Beige color link
Pastel Beige

#D4C6AA

Warm Beige color link
Warm Beige

#D8BCAB

Alpaca color link
Alpaca

#D3C0AA

Akaroa color link
Akaroa

#D4C4A8

Biscotti color link
Biscotti

#D2C1A9

Fossil color link
Fossil

#D5CBB2

Wafer color link
Wafer

#D4BBB1

Sandspit Brown color link
Sandspit Brown

#D2C6B6

#D9C3AF color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#D9C3AF
  • RGB217, 195, 175
  • CMYK0, 9, 16, 15
  • CSSrgb(217, 195, 175)
  • HSL29°, 36%, 77%
  • HSL Precise28.571°, 35.593%, 76.863%
  • HSV29°, 19%, 85%
  • HSB29°, 19%, 85%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.851
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.765
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • GLSLvec3(0.851, 0.765, 0.686)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.851, 0.765, 0.686, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.851, 0.765, 0.686)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB85.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB76.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB68.6%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDD9C3AF
  • DECIMAL ID14271407
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers8 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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