Information about #D9CABF color

#D9CABF color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#D9CABF falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(217, 202, 191) — 85.1% red, 79.2% green, 74.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 6 / 10 / 15. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#D9CABF is a softly balanced amber-leaning orange that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Pearl Lavender (#D8C9BD). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Half Biscotti (#D9CCBB) and Quarter Drought (#DACEBD).

In RGB terms — rgb(217, 202, 191) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #D9CABF: 13.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.6:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #D9CABF is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#D9CABF color variations

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

#D9CABF 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #D9CABF

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

Half Caraway color link
Half Caraway

#D7CEBB

Blanc color link
Blanc

#D9D0C1

Double Blanc color link
Double Blanc

#D8CEBA

Eighth Napa color link
Eighth Napa

#D4CDC2

Half Cloud color link
Half Cloud

#D4CDC3

Half Fossil color link
Half Fossil

#DAD1C0

Swirl color link
Swirl

#D7CEC5

Ecru White color link
Ecru White

#D6D1C0

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#D9CABF
  • RGB217, 202, 191
  • CMYK0, 6, 10, 15
  • CSSrgb(217, 202, 191)
  • HSL25°, 25%, 80%
  • HSL Precise25.385°, 25.49%, 80%
  • HSV25°, 12%, 85%
  • HSB25°, 12%, 85%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.851
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.792
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.749
  • GLSLvec3(0.851, 0.792, 0.749)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.851, 0.792, 0.749, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.851, 0.792, 0.749)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB85.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB79.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB74.9%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDD9CABF
  • DECIMAL ID14273215
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01