Information about #D9D9D6 color

#D9D9D6 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #D9D9D6 belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(217, 217, 214) (85.1% red, 85.1% green, 83.9% blue), or CMYK 0 / 0 / 1 / 15 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A quiet, subdued grey, #D9D9D6 appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Light Silver (#D8D8D8). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Light Grey (#D8DCD6) and Quarter Tasman (#D8DCD5).

In RGB terms — rgb(217, 217, 214) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #D9D9D6 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 14.8:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.4:1. This shade is reserved in the Register and is not available for naming.

#D9D9D6 color variations

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

#D9D9D6 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#D9D9D6 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#87877D

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#5A5A53

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Black

#000000

#D9D9D6 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#A4A4A1

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#929290

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Grey

#808080

#D9D9D6 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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#D9D9D6 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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#DAD7DA
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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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#D7DAD9
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#DAD7D9
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Nearest named colors to #D9D9D6

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Light Silver color link
Light Silver

#D8D8D8

Light Grey color link
Light Grey

#D8DCD6

Quarter Tasman color link
Quarter Tasman

#D8DCD5

Quarter Surrender color link
Quarter Surrender

#D6D8D8

Aqua Haze color link
Aqua Haze

#D9DDD5

Aluminum color link
Aluminum

#D6D6D6

Quarter Rakaia color link
Quarter Rakaia

#D7D6D3

White Thunder color link
White Thunder

#D5D7D8

Timberwolf color link
Timberwolf

#DBD7D2

Alto color link
Alto

#DBDBDB

Half Flotsam color link
Half Flotsam

#D9D5D1

Pastel Silver color link
Pastel Silver

#DBDBDC

#D9D9D6 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#D9D9D6
  • RGB217, 217, 214
  • CMYK0, 0, 1, 15
  • CSSrgb(217, 217, 214)
  • HSL60°, 4%, 85%
  • HSL Precise60°, 3.797%, 84.51%
  • HSV60°, 1%, 85%
  • HSB60°, 1%, 85%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.851
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.851
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.839
  • GLSLvec3(0.851, 0.851, 0.839)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.851, 0.851, 0.839, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.851, 0.851, 0.839)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB85.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB85.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB83.9%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDD9D9D6
  • DECIMAL ID14277078
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers25 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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