#D8C3A5 · near Putty

#D8C3A5 (RGB 216, 195, 165) 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 #D8C3A5 a natural choice for backgrounds for interiors, fashion and minimal sites. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette. In OKLCH it has 83% lightness and 0.05 chroma at hue 77°.

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HEX#D8C3A5

RGBrgb(216, 195, 165)

HSLhsl(35, 40%, 75%)

CMYK0, 10, 24, 15

CSS var--putty

Contrast1.71:1 white · 12.27:1 black

Similar named colors

Putty #CDBFA9Light Tan #E8C39EPeach Beige #EDCBB1Tan #D2B48CWarm Sand #D9B08C

How to use #D8C3A5

Black text passes WCAG AA on #D8C3A5 (12.27:1); white text does not (1.71:1).

For a calm scheme pair #D8C3A5 with its analogous neighbors #D9AAA6 and #D4D9A6; for contrast use its complement #A6BBD9 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.

CSSSCSSTailwind

--putty: #D8C3A5;

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Shades & tints

#2B2721#564E42#827563#AD9C84#D8C3A5#E0CFB7#E8DBC9#EFE7DB#F7F3ED

Color harmonies for #D8C3A5

Complementary

#D8C3A5#A6BBD9

Analogous

#D8C3A5#D9AAA6#D4D9A6

Triadic

#D8C3A5#A6D9C4#C3A6D9

Split complementary

#D8C3A5#A6D4D9#AAA6D9

Tetradic

#D8C3A5#A6D9AA#A6BBD9#D9A6D4