Information about #D9B85E color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #D9B85E belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(217, 184, 94) (85.1% red, 72.2% green, 36.9% blue), or CMYK 0 / 13 / 48 / 15 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#D9B85E presents itself as a energetic, saturated amber-leaning orange — one 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 almost identical to Tacha (#D2B960). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Equator (#DAB160) and Lanzones (#E0BC5B).

The recipe behind #D9B85E is rgb(217, 184, 94), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #D9B85E: 11.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.9:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #D9B85E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#D9B85E color variations

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

#D9B85E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#D9B85E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#D9B85E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#D9B85E 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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#D9B85E 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 #D9B85E

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

Tacha color link
Tacha

#D2B960

Equator color link
Equator

#DAB160

Lanzones color link
Lanzones

#E0BC5B

Golden Fleece color link
Golden Fleece

#E1BC5F

Dirty Mustard color link
Dirty Mustard

#E2B45F

Creme De Banane color link
Creme De Banane

#E0C161

Light Bronze color link
Light Bronze

#DAAA5E

Rob Roy color link
Rob Roy

#DDAD56

Apache color link
Apache

#D3A95C

Earth Yellow color link
Earth Yellow

#E1A95F

Gold Lustre color link
Gold Lustre

#C9B25F

Desert color link
Desert

#CCAD60

#D9B85E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#D9B85E
  • RGB217, 184, 94
  • CMYK0, 13, 48, 15
  • CSSrgb(217, 184, 94)
  • HSL44°, 62%, 61%
  • HSL Precise43.902°, 61.809%, 60.98%
  • HSV44°, 57%, 85%
  • HSB44°, 57%, 85%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.851
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.722
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.369
  • GLSLvec3(0.851, 0.722, 0.369)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.851, 0.722, 0.369, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.851, 0.722, 0.369)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB85.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB36.9%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDD9B85E
  • DECIMAL ID14268510
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers26 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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