#D9C2AD · Putty

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#D9C2AD is a light, muted beige color, closest to Putty and near Putty and Light Tan. In OKLCH it has 83% lightness and 0.04 chroma at hue 65°. Beige suggests quiet warmth and neutrality; it is the go-to background for organic and luxury brands, which makes #D9C2AD a natural choice for backgrounds for interiors, fashion and minimal sites. It appears in 2 ColorSwoop palettes.

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HEX#D9C2AD
RGBrgb(217, 194, 173)
HSLhsl(29, 37%, 76%)
CMYK0, 11, 20, 15
CSS var--putty
Contrast1.71:1 white · 12.27:1 black

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How to use #D9C2AD

Black text passes WCAG AA on #D9C2AD (12.27:1); white text does not (1.71:1).

For a calm scheme pair #D9C2AD with its analogous neighbors #D8ABAC and #D8D8AB; for contrast use its complement #ABC3D8 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.

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