Information about #D9CAD0 color

#D9CAD0 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#D9CAD0 falls into the Rose Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(217, 202, 208) — 85.1% red, 79.2% green, 81.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 6 / 4 / 15. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#D9CAD0 is a gently muted pink-red rose that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Lilac Ash (#D7CDCD). Slightly further away sit Urbane (#D9D1CF) and Quarter Milestone (#DBD0CB).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(217, 202, 208)), which gives #D9CAD0 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #D9CAD0: 13.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.6:1 for white. No one has named #D9CAD0 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#D9CAD0 color variations

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

#D9CAD0 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 #D9CAD0

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

Lilac Ash color link
Lilac Ash

#D7CDCD

Urbane color link
Urbane

#D9D1CF

Swiss Coffee color link
Swiss Coffee

#DBD0CA

Mercury color link
Mercury

#D5D2D1

Gray Goose color link
Gray Goose

#D1D0CE

Concrete color link
Concrete

#D2D1CD

Soft Grey color link
Soft Grey

#D2D2CF

Prim color link
Prim

#E2CDD5

Half Flotsam color link
Half Flotsam

#D9D5D1

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#D9CAD0
  • RGB217, 202, 208
  • CMYK0, 6, 4, 15
  • CSSrgb(217, 202, 208)
  • HSL336°, 16%, 82%
  • HSL Precise336°, 16.484%, 82.157%
  • HSV336°, 7%, 85%
  • HSB336°, 7%, 85%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.851
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.792
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.816
  • GLSLvec3(0.851, 0.792, 0.816)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.851, 0.792, 0.816, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.851, 0.792, 0.816)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB85.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB79.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB81.6%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDD9CAD0
  • DECIMAL ID14273232
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01