Information about #D9CAAA color

#D9CAAA color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #D9CAAA is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(217, 202, 170) — 85.1% red, 79.2% green, 66.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 6 / 18 / 15. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A moderately toned warm orange, #D9CAAA has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Half Sisal (#D5C9AE). Slightly further away sit Pastel Beige (#D4C6AA) and Blank Canvas (#DDC7A5).

The recipe behind #D9CAAA is rgb(217, 202, 170), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 13.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.6:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #D9CAAA is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#D9CAAA color variations

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

#D9CAAA 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 #D9CAAA

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

#D5C9AE

Pastel Beige color link
Pastel Beige

#D4C6AA

Blank Canvas color link
Blank Canvas

#DDC7A5

Cool Khaki color link
Cool Khaki

#D4CFA9

Miso color link
Miso

#D2CCA8

Akaroa color link
Akaroa

#D4C4A8

Old Ivory color link
Old Ivory

#DCD1AE

Fossil color link
Fossil

#D5CBB2

Nougat color link
Nougat

#D6C1AB

Hitchhiker color link
Hitchhiker

#D0C7A8

Zen color link
Zen

#D2D0AE

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#D9CAAA
  • RGB217, 202, 170
  • CMYK0, 6, 18, 15
  • CSSrgb(217, 202, 170)
  • HSL41°, 38%, 76%
  • HSL Precise40.851°, 38.211%, 75.882%
  • HSV41°, 22%, 85%
  • HSB41°, 22%, 85%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.851
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.792
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • GLSLvec3(0.851, 0.792, 0.667)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.851, 0.792, 0.667, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.851, 0.792, 0.667)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB85.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB79.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB66.7%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDD9CAAA
  • DECIMAL ID14273194
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01