#CDBFA9 · Putty

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#CDBFA9 (RGB 205, 191, 169) is a light, muted beige, closest to Putty and near Silver and Tan. Beige suggests quiet warmth and neutrality; it is the go-to background for organic and luxury brands, which makes #CDBFA9 a natural choice for backgrounds for interiors, fashion and minimal sites. In OKLCH it has 81% lightness and 0.03 chroma at hue 79°.

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HEX#CDBFA9
RGBrgb(205, 191, 169)
HSLhsl(37, 26%, 73%)
CMYK0, 7, 18, 20
CSS var--putty
Contrast1.81:1 white · 11.62:1 black

Similar named colors

Silver #C0C0C0Tan #D2B48CAsh #B2BEB5Light Tan #E8C39EWarm Sand #D9B08C

How to use #CDBFA9

Black text passes WCAG AA on #CDBFA9 (11.62:1); white text does not (1.81:1).

For a calm scheme pair #CDBFA9 with its analogous neighbors #CCACA8 and #C8CCA8; for contrast use its complement #A8B6CC as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.

--putty: #CDBFA9;

Color card

#CDBFA9 hex color card: Putty, RGB 205, 191, 169
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Shades & tints

#292622#524C44#7B7365#A49987#CDBFA9#D7CCBA#E1D9CB#EBE5DD#F5F2EE

Color harmonies for #CDBFA9

Complementary

#CDBFA9#A8B6CC

Analogous

#CDBFA9#CCACA8#C8CCA8

Triadic

#CDBFA9#A8CCBE#BEA8CC

Split complementary

#CDBFA9#A8C8CC#ACA8CC

Tetradic

#CDBFA9#A8CCAC#A8B6CC#CCA8C8