#C9D3B5 · near Oat

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#C9D3B5 (RGB 201, 211, 181) is a light, muted beige, closest to Oat and near Fog and Bone. Beige suggests quiet warmth and neutrality; it is the go-to background for organic and luxury brands, which makes #C9D3B5 a natural choice for backgrounds for interiors, fashion and minimal sites. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette. In OKLCH it has 85% lightness and 0.04 chroma at hue 122°.

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HEX#C9D3B5
RGBrgb(201, 211, 181)
HSLhsl(80, 25%, 77%)
CMYK5, 0, 14, 17
CSS var--oat
Contrast1.56:1 white · 13.47:1 black

Similar named colors

Oat #E3D5B8Fog #D3D3D3Bone #E3DAC9Putty #CDBFA9Peach Beige #EDCBB1

How to use #C9D3B5

Black text passes WCAG AA on #C9D3B5 (13.47:1); white text does not (1.56:1).

For a calm scheme pair #C9D3B5 with its analogous neighbors #D3CEB6 and #BBD3B6; for contrast use its complement #BFB6D3 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.

--oat: #C9D3B5;

Color card

#C9D3B5 hex color card: near Oat, RGB 201, 211, 181
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Shades & tints

#282A24#505448#797F6D#A1A991#C9D3B5#D4DCC4#DFE5D3#E9EDE1#F4F6F0

Color harmonies for #C9D3B5

Complementary

#C9D3B5#BFB6D3

Analogous

#C9D3B5#D3CEB6#BBD3B6

Triadic

#C9D3B5#B6C9D3#D3B6C9

Split complementary

#C9D3B5#B6BBD3#CEB6D3

Tetradic

#C9D3B5#B6D3CE#BFB6D3#D3B6BB

Palettes with #C9D3B5