Information about #DDB9B8 color

#DDB9B8 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#DDB9B8 falls into the Red Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(221, 185, 184) — 86.7% red, 72.5% green, 72.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 14 / 15 / 13. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #DDB9B8 reads as a moderately toned warm red and 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 a hair away from Warm Quartz (#DBBAB9). Slightly further away sit Sweet As (#DBB8B4) and Gelato (#DBB7BE).

The recipe behind #DDB9B8 is rgb(221, 185, 184), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #DDB9B8: 11.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.8:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#DDB9B8 color variations

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#DDB9B8 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 #DDB9B8

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

Warm Quartz color link
Warm Quartz

#DBBAB9

Sweet As color link
Sweet As

#DBB8B4

Gelato color link
Gelato

#DBB7BE

Pink Flare color link
Pink Flare

#D8B4B6

Cavern Pink color link
Cavern Pink

#E0B8B1

Sepia Rose color link
Sepia Rose

#D5BBB6

Blossom color link
Blossom

#DFB1B6

Melanie color link
Melanie

#E0B7C2

Rose Fog color link
Rose Fog

#E7BCB4

Soft Kiss color link
Soft Kiss

#E7B6BD

Wafer color link
Wafer

#D4BBB1

#DDB9B8 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DDB9B8
  • RGB221, 185, 184
  • CMYK0, 14, 15, 13
  • CSSrgb(221, 185, 184)
  • HSL2°, 35%, 79%
  • HSL Precise1.622°, 35.238%, 79.412%
  • HSV2°, 17%, 87%
  • HSB2°, 17%, 87%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.867
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.722
  • GLSLvec3(0.867, 0.725, 0.722)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.867, 0.725, 0.722, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.867, 0.725, 0.722)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB86.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB72.2%
  • Color Family (Hue)Red
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDDDB9B8
  • DECIMAL ID14531000
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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