Information about #D8C4AF color

#D8C4AF color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#D8C4AF falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(216, 196, 175) — 84.7% red, 76.9% green, 68.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 8 / 16 / 15. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #D8C4AF reads as a moderately toned warm orange and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Nougat (#D6C1AB). Slightly further away sit Chalk Beige (#D6C5B4) and Half Sisal (#D5C9AE).

The recipe behind #D8C4AF is rgb(216, 196, 175), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #D8C4AF: 12.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.7:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#D8C4AF color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#D8C4AF color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #D8C4AF

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Nougat color link
Nougat

#D6C1AB

Chalk Beige color link
Chalk Beige

#D6C5B4

Half Sisal color link
Half Sisal

#D5C9AE

Pastel Beige color link
Pastel Beige

#D4C6AA

Just Right color link
Just Right

#DCBFAC

Akaroa color link
Akaroa

#D4C4A8

Alpaca color link
Alpaca

#D3C0AA

Fossil color link
Fossil

#D5CBB2

Warm Beige color link
Warm Beige

#D8BCAB

Biscotti color link
Biscotti

#D2C1A9

Triple Blanc color link
Triple Blanc

#CEC3AF

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#D8C4AF
  • RGB216, 196, 175
  • CMYK0, 8, 16, 15
  • CSSrgb(216, 196, 175)
  • HSL31°, 34%, 77%
  • HSL Precise30.732°, 34.454%, 76.667%
  • HSV31°, 19%, 85%
  • HSB31°, 19%, 85%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.847
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.769
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • GLSLvec3(0.847, 0.769, 0.686)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.847, 0.769, 0.686, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.847, 0.769, 0.686)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB84.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB76.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB68.6%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDD8C4AF
  • DECIMAL ID14206127
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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