Information about #D9D9AB color

#D9D9AB color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#D9D9AB falls into the Yellow Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(217, 217, 171) — 85.1% red, 85.1% green, 67.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 0 / 18 / 15. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#D9D9AB is a moderately toned golden yellow that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Mint Julep (#E0D8A7). Slightly further away sit Old Ivory (#DCD1AE) and Sapling (#E1D5A6).

The recipe behind #D9D9AB is rgb(217, 217, 171), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #D9D9AB: 14.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.5:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#D9D9AB color variations

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

#D9D9AB color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#D9D9AB color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#D9D9AB color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#D9D9AB 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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#D9D9AB 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 #D9D9AB

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

Mint Julep color link
Mint Julep

#E0D8A7

Old Ivory color link
Old Ivory

#DCD1AE

Sapling color link
Sapling

#E1D5A6

Cool Khaki color link
Cool Khaki

#D4CFA9

Zen color link
Zen

#D2D0AE

Quarter Pavlova color link
Quarter Pavlova

#DED3B4

Pastel Khaki color link
Pastel Khaki

#DAD4B6

Orinoco color link
Orinoco

#D2D3B3

Brie color link
Brie

#E3DAB2

Double Chandelier color link
Double Chandelier

#E5D7AD

Double Wheatfield color link
Double Wheatfield

#D9CFB3

Bavarian Cream color link
Bavarian Cream

#E5D6A7

#D9D9AB color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#D9D9AB
  • RGB217, 217, 171
  • CMYK0, 0, 18, 15
  • CSSrgb(217, 217, 171)
  • HSL60°, 38%, 76%
  • HSL Precise60°, 37.705%, 76.078%
  • HSV60°, 21%, 85%
  • HSB60°, 21%, 85%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.851
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.851
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.671
  • GLSLvec3(0.851, 0.851, 0.671)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.851, 0.851, 0.671, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.851, 0.851, 0.671)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB85.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB85.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.1%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDD9D9AB
  • DECIMAL ID14277035
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers37 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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