Information about Half Canterbury Clay color

#D3BF99 - Half Canterbury Clay color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #D3BF99 ("Half Canterbury Clay") belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(211, 191, 153) — 82.7% red, 74.9% green, 60% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 8 / 23 / 17. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #D3BF99 reads as a softly balanced amber-leaning orange and appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Saloon (#D5BF98). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Double Biscotti (#D5BA9E) and Triple Spanish White (#D5C4A1).

The recipe behind #D3BF99 is rgb(211, 191, 153), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #D3BF99: 11.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.8:1 for white. The name "Half Canterbury Clay" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.

Half Canterbury Clay color variations

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

Half Canterbury Clay color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

Half Canterbury Clay color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

Half Canterbury Clay color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

Half Canterbury Clay 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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Half Canterbury Clay 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 Half Canterbury Clay

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Saloon color link
Saloon

#D5BF98

Double Biscotti color link
Double Biscotti

#D5BA9E

Triple Spanish White color link
Triple Spanish White

#D5C4A1

Honey Beige color link
Honey Beige

#DBC49B

Cocoon color link
Cocoon

#DAC39F

Half Pavlova color link
Half Pavlova

#CBBFA0

Double Spanish White color link
Double Spanish White

#D2C3A3

Smooth Cream color link
Smooth Cream

#DAC79C

Champagne Beige color link
Champagne Beige

#DBC4A0

Pastel Sand color link
Pastel Sand

#D3C7A2

Cashmere color link
Cashmere

#D1B399

Soft Amber color link
Soft Amber

#CFBEA5

Half Canterbury Clay color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#D3BF99
  • RGB211, 191, 153
  • CMYK0, 8, 23, 17
  • CSSrgb(211, 191, 153)
  • HSL39°, 40%, 71%
  • HSL Precise39.31°, 39.726%, 71.373%
  • HSV39°, 27%, 83%
  • HSB39°, 27%, 83%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.827
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.749
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • GLSLvec3(0.827, 0.749, 0.600)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.827, 0.749, 0.600, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.827, 0.749, 0.600)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB82.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB74.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB60%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDD3BF99
  • DECIMAL ID13877145
  • Name Length20
  • This page visited11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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