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#D6C9A8 · Putty
Click to copy#D6C9A8 is a light, muted beige color, closest to Putty and near Light Tan and Putty. In OKLCH it has 84% lightness and 0.05 chroma at hue 89°. Beige suggests quiet warmth and neutrality; it is the go-to background for organic and luxury brands, which makes #D6C9A8 a natural choice for backgrounds for interiors, fashion and minimal sites. It appears in 2 ColorSwoop palettes.
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HEX
#D6C9A8RGB
rgb(214, 201, 168)HSL
hsl(43, 36%, 75%)CMYK
0, 6, 21, 16CSS var
--puttyContrast
1.64:1 white · 12.78:1 blackSimilar named colors
How to use #D6C9A8
Black text passes WCAG AA on #D6C9A8 (12.78:1); white text does not (1.64:1).
For a calm scheme pair #D6C9A8 with its analogous neighbors #D6B2A8 and #CCD6A8; for contrast use its complement #A8B5D6 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.
--putty: #D6C9A8;
$putty: #D6C9A8;
colors: { 'putty': '#D6C9A8' }