Information about #D9D9BB color

#D9D9BB color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #D9D9BB belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(217, 217, 187) — 85.1% red, 85.1% green, 73.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 0 / 12 / 15. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #D9D9BB reads as a softly balanced golden yellow and appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Ying Yang (#DADCBE). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Double Travertine (#DBD5BA) and Wheatfield (#DFD7BD).

In RGB terms — rgb(217, 217, 187) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #D9D9BB background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 14.6:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.4:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#D9D9BB color variations

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

#D9D9BB color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#D9D9BB color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#D9D9BB color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#D9D9BB 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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#D9D9BB 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 #D9D9BB

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

Ying Yang color link
Ying Yang

#DADCBE

Double Travertine color link
Double Travertine

#DBD5BA

Wheatfield color link
Wheatfield

#DFD7BD

Tana color link
Tana

#D9DCC1

Pastel Khaki color link
Pastel Khaki

#DAD4B6

Loafer color link
Loafer

#DBD9C2

Eighth Hillary color link
Eighth Hillary

#D6D3BE

Misty Beige color link
Misty Beige

#DBD3BF

Quarter Akaroa color link
Quarter Akaroa

#D9D2BF

Coconut Cream color link
Coconut Cream

#E1DABB

Half Fossil color link
Half Fossil

#DAD1C0

Ecru White color link
Ecru White

#D6D1C0

#D9D9BB color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#D9D9BB
  • RGB217, 217, 187
  • CMYK0, 0, 12, 15
  • CSSrgb(217, 217, 187)
  • HSL60°, 28%, 79%
  • HSL Precise60°, 28.302%, 79.216%
  • HSV60°, 14%, 85%
  • HSB60°, 14%, 85%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.851
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.851
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • GLSLvec3(0.851, 0.851, 0.733)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.851, 0.851, 0.733, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.851, 0.851, 0.733)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB85.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB85.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB73.3%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDD9D9BB
  • DECIMAL ID14277051
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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