#D9C7A6 · Putty

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#D9C7A6 is a light, muted beige color, closest to Putty and near Light Tan and Putty. In OKLCH it has 84% lightness and 0.05 chroma at hue 83°. Beige suggests quiet warmth and neutrality; it is the go-to background for organic and luxury brands, which makes #D9C7A6 a natural choice for backgrounds for interiors, fashion and minimal sites. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette.

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HEX#D9C7A6
RGBrgb(217, 199, 166)
HSLhsl(39, 40%, 75%)
CMYK0, 8, 24, 15
CSS var--putty
Contrast1.66:1 white · 12.67:1 black

Similar named colors

Light Tan #E8C39EPutty #CDBFA9Peach Beige #EDCBB1Oat #E3D5B8Tan #D2B48C

How to use #D9C7A6

Black text passes WCAG AA on #D9C7A6 (12.67:1); white text does not (1.66:1).

For a calm scheme pair #D9C7A6 with its analogous neighbors #D9ADA6 and #D1D9A6; for contrast use its complement #A6B8D9 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.

--putty: #D9C7A6;

Shades & tints

#2B2821#575042#827764#AE9F85#D9C7A6#E1D2B8#E8DDCA#F0E9DB#F7F4ED

Color harmonies for #D9C7A6

Complementary

#D9C7A6#A6B8D9

Analogous

#D9C7A6#D9ADA6#D1D9A6

Triadic

#D9C7A6#A6D9C7#C7A6D9

Split complementary

#D9C7A6#A6D1D9#ADA6D9

Tetradic

#D9C7A6#A6D9AD#A6B8D9#D9A6D1

Palettes with #D9C7A6