#D6C9A8 · near Putty

#D6C9A8 (RGB 214, 201, 168) is a light, muted beige, closest to Putty and near Light Tan and Peach Beige. 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. In OKLCH it has 84% lightness and 0.05 chroma at hue 89°.

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HEX#D6C9A8

RGBrgb(214, 201, 168)

HSLhsl(43, 36%, 75%)

CMYK0, 6, 21, 16

CSS var--putty

Contrast1.64:1 white · 12.78:1 black

Similar named colors

Light Tan #E8C39EPutty #CDBFA9Peach Beige #EDCBB1Oat #E3D5B8Fog #D3D3D3

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.

CSSSCSSTailwind

--putty: #D6C9A8;

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Shades & tints

#2B2822#565043#807965#ABA186#D6C9A8#DED4B9#E6DFCB#EFE9DC#F7F4EE

Color harmonies for #D6C9A8

Complementary

#D6C9A8#A8B5D6

Analogous

#D6C9A8#D6B2A8#CCD6A8

Triadic

#D6C9A8#A8D6C9#C9A8D6

Split complementary

#D6C9A8#A8CCD6#B2A8D6

Tetradic

#D6C9A8#A8D6B2#A8B5D6#D6A8CC