#D6B99C · near Putty

#D6B99C (RGB 214, 185, 156) is a light, muted beige, closest to Putty and near Tan and Warm Sand. Beige suggests quiet warmth and neutrality; it is the go-to background for organic and luxury brands, which makes #D6B99C a natural choice for backgrounds for interiors, fashion and minimal sites. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette. In OKLCH it has 80% lightness and 0.05 chroma at hue 67°.

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HEX#D6B99C

RGBrgb(214, 185, 156)

HSLhsl(30, 41%, 73%)

CMYK0, 14, 27, 16

CSS var--putty

Contrast1.86:1 white · 11.28:1 black

Similar named colors

Putty #CDBFA9Tan #D2B48CWarm Sand #D9B08CDusty Rose #DCAE96Light Tan #E8C39E

How to use #D6B99C

Black text passes WCAG AA on #D6B99C (11.28:1); white text does not (1.86:1).

For a calm scheme pair #D6B99C with its analogous neighbors #D69E9E and #D6D69E; for contrast use its complement #9EBAD6 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.

CSSSCSSTailwind

--putty: #D6B99C;

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Shades & tints

#2B251F#564A3E#806F5E#AB947D#D6B99C#DEC7B0#E6D5C4#EFE3D7#F7F1EB

Color harmonies for #D6B99C

Complementary

#D6B99C#9EBAD6

Analogous

#D6B99C#D69E9E#D6D69E

Triadic

#D6B99C#9ED6BA#BA9ED6

Split complementary

#D6B99C#9ED6D6#9E9ED6

Tetradic

#D6B99C#9ED69E#9EBAD6#D69ED6