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#D6CAA9 Color

#D6CAA9 is rgb(214, 202, 169) in RGB, hsl(44, 35%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 6%, 21%, 16%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Vanilla (#D1BEA8), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.88. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D6CAA9
HEX#D6CAA9
RGBrgb(214, 202, 169)
HSLhsl(44, 35%, 75%)
HSVhsv(44, 21%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 6%, 21%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(84% 0.046 90.4)
LABlab(81.68% 0.42 18.13)
LCHlch(81.68% 18.14 88.68)

What #D6CAA9 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #D6CAA9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Vanilla#D1BEA8ΔE 6.88Dutch White#EFDFBBΔE 8.02Pearl#EAE0C8ΔE 9.32Khaki (Web) (Khaki)#C3B091ΔE 9.33Oat#DFD3C3ΔE 9.5Desert Sand#EDC9AFΔE 10.08

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#D6CAA9 Channel Values

How #D6CAA9 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 214 · G 202 · B 1698-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 44° · S 35% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 44° · S 21% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 6% · Y 21% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.63:1 vs white · 12.88:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D6CAA9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #D6CAA9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #D6CAA9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D6CAA9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#D6CAA9
Complementary
#A9B5D6
Analogous
#D6B3A9
Analogous
#CBD6A9
Triadic
#A9D6CA
Triadic
#CAA9D6
Split comp.
#A9CBD6
Split comp.
#B3A9D6

Tints & Shades of #D6CAA9

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#DBD0B3
#E1D9C1
#E6DFCB
#EBE5D6
#F0ECE0
#F7F4EE

Shades

#C5B487
#B49F64
#9B854B
#756538
#534728
#302A17

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D6CAA9.

How #D6CAA9 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#D6CAA9
Protanopia#CCCCA9
Protanomaly#D0CBA9
Deuteranopia#CECEA9
Deuteranomaly#D1CCA9
Tritanopia#D9C6C6
Tritanomaly#D8C8BB
Achromatopsia#CBCBCB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D6CAA9 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-d6caa9: #D6CAA9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D6CAA9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d6caa9': '#D6CAA9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.839, green: 0.792, blue: 0.663)
Android XML<color name="color_d6caa9">#D6CAA9</color>
SVG fillfill="#D6CAA9"

More Yellow Colors

#D6CAA9 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#D6CAA9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D6CAA9?

#D6CAA9 is a light yellow — rgb(214, 202, 169) in RGB and hsl(44, 35%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Vanilla (#D1BEA8), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.88.

What is the RGB value of #D6CAA9?

#D6CAA9 is rgb(214, 202, 169) — red 214, green 202, and blue 169 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D6CAA9?

#D6CAA9 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 6%, 21%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D6CAA9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D6CAA9 scores 1.63:1 against white and 12.88:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D6CAA9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D6CAA9 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is wheat (#F5DEB3) at a CIE76 distance of 10.43, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every yellow in the color library, the guide to shades of yellow, or the full color library.