#D9B8A6 · Putty

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#D9B8A6 is a light, muted beige color, closest to Putty and near Putty and Dusty Rose. In OKLCH it has 81% lightness and 0.05 chroma at hue 50°. Beige suggests quiet warmth and neutrality; it is the go-to background for organic and luxury brands, which makes #D9B8A6 a natural choice for backgrounds for interiors, fashion and minimal sites. It appears in 2 ColorSwoop palettes.

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HEX#D9B8A6
RGBrgb(217, 184, 166)
HSLhsl(21, 40%, 75%)
CMYK0, 15, 24, 15
CSS var--putty
Contrast1.85:1 white · 11.36:1 black

Similar named colors

Putty #CDBFA9Dusty Rose #DCAE96Warm Sand #D9B08CTan #D2B48CLight Tan #E8C39E

How to use #D9B8A6

Black text passes WCAG AA on #D9B8A6 (11.36:1); white text does not (1.85:1).

For a calm scheme pair #D9B8A6 with its analogous neighbors #D9A6AD and #D9D1A6; for contrast use its complement #A6C7D9 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.

--putty: #D9B8A6;

Shades & tints

#2B2521#574A42#826E64#AE9385#D9B8A6#E1C6B8#E8D4CA#F0E3DB#F7F1ED

Color harmonies for #D9B8A6

Complementary

#D9B8A6#A6C7D9

Analogous

#D9B8A6#D9A6AD#D9D1A6

Triadic

#D9B8A6#A6D9B8#B8A6D9

Split complementary

#D9B8A6#A6D9D1#A6ADD9

Tetradic

#D9B8A6#ADD9A6#A6C7D9#D1A6D9

Palettes with #D9B8A6