Putty Color
Putty is a orange color with hex code #E7CD8C. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with putty, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Putty Color Values
What Does Putty Mean?
Putty belongs to the orange family of colors. Orange splits the difference between red's urgency and yellow's cheer. Food brands live here because warm oranges read as appetizing, and autumn design would be lost without them. As a rule of thumb, orange feels friendlier than red and louder than yellow. As a lighter shade, Putty reads as airy and understated, comfortable working in backgrounds and across big surfaces.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Putty is classified as a orange (nearest centroid: pale orange yellow, #FAD6A5).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Putty
Putty and #8DA7E7 are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #E7A18D and #D4E78D, which sit beside putty on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair putty with triadic partners #8DE7CE and #CE8DE7. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Chalky —
#EED794(Delta E 4) - New Orleans —
#F3D69D(Delta E 6) - Marzipan —
#F8DB9D(Delta E 6) - Cherokee —
#FCDA98(Delta E 6) - Maize —
#F5D5A0(Delta E 7)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #E7CD8C; }
.background { background-color: #E7CD8C; }
.border { border: 2px solid #E7CD8C; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #E7CD8C40; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for putty?
Putty has the hex code #E7CD8C. In RGB notation it is rgb(231, 205, 140), in HSL it is hsl(43, 65%, 73%), and its OKLCH value is 0.855, 0.088, 88.6.
What does the color putty mean?
Orange-family colors like putty carry distinct psychological associations. Putty belongs to the orange family of colors. Orange splits the difference between red's urgency and yellow's cheer. Food brands live here because warm oranges read as appetizing, and autumn design would be lost without them. As a rule of thumb, orange feels friendlier than red and louder than yellow. As a lighter shade, Putty reads as airy and understated, comfortable working in backgrounds and across big surfaces.
What colors go with putty?
Putty has three easy routes: its complement #8DA7E7 for punch, its neighbors #E7A18D and #D4E78D for something calmer, or triadic partners #8DE7CE and #CE8DE7 when you want energy.
Is putty a standard web color?
No — Putty is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #E7CD8C or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make putty lighter or darker?
To lighten putty, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #FBF8EE (lightest tint) to #32270B (darkest shade).
About Putty
Putty is classified as a Orange in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Orange hue family. It has The color is recognized by Resene.
Use our Color Converter to convert #E7CD8C to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.