Information about #D9C6AC color

#D9C6AC color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#D9C6AC falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(217, 198, 172) — 85.1% red, 77.6% green, 67.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 7 / 18 / 15. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#D9C6AC is a mildly saturated orange that floats near the light end of the scale. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Half Sisal (#D5C9AE). Nearby in the Register you will also find Pastel Beige (#D4C6AA) and Nougat (#D6C1AB).

In RGB terms — rgb(217, 198, 172) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 12.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.7:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#D9C6AC color variations

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

#D9C6AC color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#D9C6AC color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#D9C6AC color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#D9C6AC 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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#D9C6AC 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 #D9C6AC

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

Half Sisal color link
Half Sisal

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Pastel Beige color link
Pastel Beige

#D4C6AA

Nougat color link
Nougat

#D6C1AB

Akaroa color link
Akaroa

#D4C4A8

Just Right color link
Just Right

#DCBFAC

Blank Canvas color link
Blank Canvas

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Chalk Beige color link
Chalk Beige

#D6C5B4

Alpaca color link
Alpaca

#D3C0AA

Fossil color link
Fossil

#D5CBB2

Biscotti color link
Biscotti

#D2C1A9

Hitchhiker color link
Hitchhiker

#D0C7A8

Triple Wheatfield color link
Triple Wheatfield

#D1C6A6

#D9C6AC color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#D9C6AC
  • RGB217, 198, 172
  • CMYK0, 7, 18, 15
  • CSSrgb(217, 198, 172)
  • HSL35°, 37%, 76%
  • HSL Precise34.667°, 37.19%, 76.275%
  • HSV35°, 21%, 85%
  • HSB35°, 21%, 85%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.851
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.776
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.675
  • GLSLvec3(0.851, 0.776, 0.675)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.851, 0.776, 0.675, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.851, 0.776, 0.675)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB85.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB77.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.5%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDD9C6AC
  • DECIMAL ID14272172
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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