#D9B98C · near Tan

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#D9B98C (RGB 217, 185, 140) is a medium, muted brown, closest to Tan and near Warm Sand and Dusty Rose. Brown suggests earthiness, comfort and reliability; it grounds brighter colors, which makes #D9B98C a natural choice for coffee shops, furniture, crafts and rustic brands. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette. In OKLCH it has 80% lightness and 0.07 chroma at hue 76°.

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HEX#D9B98C
RGBrgb(217, 185, 140)
HSLhsl(35, 50%, 70%)
CMYK0, 15, 35, 15
CSS var--tan
Contrast1.86:1 white · 11.27:1 black

Similar named colors

Tan #D2B48CWarm Sand #D9B08CDusty Rose #DCAE96Putty #CDBFA9Light Tan #E8C39E

How to use #D9B98C

Black text passes WCAG AA on #D9B98C (11.27:1); white text does not (1.86:1).

For a calm scheme pair #D9B98C with its analogous neighbors #D9938C and #D2D98C; for contrast use its complement #8CACD9 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.

--tan: #D9B98C;

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#D9B98C hex color card: near Tan, RGB 217, 185, 140
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Shades & tints

#2B251C#574A38#826F54#AE9470#D9B98C#E1C7A3#E8D5BA#F0E3D1#F7F1E8

Color harmonies for #D9B98C

Complementary

#D9B98C#8CACD9

Analogous

#D9B98C#D9938C#D2D98C

Triadic

#D9B98C#8CD9B9#B98CD9

Split complementary

#D9B98C#8CD2D9#938CD9

Tetradic

#D9B98C#8CD993#8CACD9#D98CD2

Palettes with #D9B98C