Information about #D9B38C color

#D9B38C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #D9B38C belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(217, 179, 140) (85.1% red, 70.2% green, 54.9% blue), or CMYK 0 / 15 / 30 / 15 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#D9B38C presents itself as a confidently colored amber-leaning orange — one that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Double Haystack (#D6B88A). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Tan (#D2B48C) and Calico (#D5B185).

In RGB terms — rgb(217, 179, 140) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #D9B38C background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 10.8:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.9:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#D9B38C color variations

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

#D9B38C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#D9B38C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#D9B38C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#D9B38C 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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#D9B38C 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 #D9B38C

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

Double Haystack color link
Double Haystack

#D6B88A

Tan color link
Tan

#D2B48C

Calico color link
Calico

#D5B185

Burlywood color link
Burlywood

#DEB887

Smooth Operator color link
Smooth Operator

#D2B88A

Moscato color link
Moscato

#DEBA8E

Pancho color link
Pancho

#DFB992

Tumbleweed color link
Tumbleweed

#DEAA88

Very Light Brown color link
Very Light Brown

#D3B683

Half Putty color link
Half Putty

#D8BF8B

Deja Vu color link
Deja Vu

#D7AE81

Arabian Beige color link
Arabian Beige

#CEAD91

#D9B38C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#D9B38C
  • RGB217, 179, 140
  • CMYK0, 15, 30, 15
  • CSSrgb(217, 179, 140)
  • HSL30°, 50%, 70%
  • HSL Precise30.39°, 50.327%, 70%
  • HSV30°, 35%, 85%
  • HSB30°, 35%, 85%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.851
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • GLSLvec3(0.851, 0.702, 0.549)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.851, 0.702, 0.549, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.851, 0.702, 0.549)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB85.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB70.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.9%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDD9B38C
  • DECIMAL ID14267276
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers30 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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