Beige

#d9d5c2

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for beige, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

This is Beige, a muted yellow at 50 degrees. Yellows like this read optimistic and energetic. Pair it with dark neutrals so it stays legible, or with violet for a high energy scheme.

Beige color values

Every conversion for #d9d5c2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#d9d5c2

RGB217, 213, 194

HSL50, 23%, 81%

HSV50, 11%, 85%

CMYK0%, 2%, 11%, 15%

Lab85.12, -1.87, 9.87

XYZ62.15, 66.24, 60.55

Decimal14276034

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone5665 C

Shades of beige

#cac5ab #bcb593 #ada57c #9f9464 #887f55 #716946 #595338 #423d29 #2a281a #13120c

Tints of beige

#dfdccc #e5e3d6 #eceae0 #f2f1ea #f8f7f4

Colors that go with beige

Complementary#c2c6d9 Analogous#d9cac2 Analogous#d2d9c2 Triadic#c2d9d5 Triadic#d5c2d9 Split complementary#c2d2d9 Split complementary#cac2d9

Beige in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 0, 2, 11, 15.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #d9d5c2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 2 11 15

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 6 14 21

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Beige in css

Copy #d9d5c2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #d9d5c2; }
.text { color: #d9d5c2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9d5c2; }

How beige looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Beige and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #d9d5c2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #d9d5c2 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Beige on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #d9d5c2 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around beige? Pull matching colors from any photo with the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn beige into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #d9d5c2 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from beige, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #d9d5c2 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.