Information about #D9CA7D color

#D9CA7D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#D9CA7D falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(217, 202, 125) — 85.1% red, 79.2% green, 49% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 6 / 36 / 15. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#D9CA7D is a confidently colored yellow that floats near the light end of the scale. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Zombie (#DDC283). Nearby in the Register you will also find Chalky (#DFC281) and Sand (#E2CA76).

In RGB terms — rgb(217, 202, 125) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 12.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.7:1. No one has named #D9CA7D so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#D9CA7D color variations

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

#D9CA7D color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#D9CA7D color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#D9CA7D color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#D9CA7D 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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#D9CA7D 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 #D9CA7D

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

Zombie color link
Zombie

#DDC283

Chalky color link
Chalky

#DFC281

Sand color link
Sand

#E2CA76

Manuka Honey color link
Manuka Honey

#DEC083

Winter Hazel color link
Winter Hazel

#D0C383

Sandbar color link
Sandbar

#E2C385

Chenin color link
Chenin

#DEC371

Deco color link
Deco

#CCCF82

Pencarrow color link
Pencarrow

#E3BF7E

New Orleans color link
New Orleans

#E4C385

Souffle color link
Souffle

#D5C171

Lemon Twist color link
Lemon Twist

#D7CF8C

#D9CA7D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#D9CA7D
  • RGB217, 202, 125
  • CMYK0, 6, 36, 15
  • CSSrgb(217, 202, 125)
  • HSL50°, 55%, 67%
  • HSL Precise50.217°, 54.762%, 67.059%
  • HSV50°, 42%, 85%
  • HSB50°, 42%, 85%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.851
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.792
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.490
  • GLSLvec3(0.851, 0.792, 0.490)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.851, 0.792, 0.490, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.851, 0.792, 0.490)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB85.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB79.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB49%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDD9CA7D
  • DECIMAL ID14273149
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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