Information about #C9959A color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #C9959A reads as a softly balanced red and appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Pastel Rose Gold (#C79098). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Viola (#C58F9D) and Careys Pink (#C99AA0).
Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(201, 149, 154)), which gives #C9959A its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C9959A: 8.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.5:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C9959A is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#C9959A color variations
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#C9959A color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#C9959A color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#C9959A color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#C9959A color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#C9959A 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #C9959A color
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Nearest named colors to #C9959A
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#C79098
#C58F9D
#C99AA0
#C3909B
#C09999
#C88D94
#C292A1
#D09C97
#D198A3
#D08A9B
#CC8899
#C5908E
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#C9959A
- RGB201, 149, 154
- CMYK0, 20, 18, 21
- CSSrgb(201, 149, 154)
- HSL354°, 33%, 69%
- HSL Precise354.231°, 32.5%, 68.627%
- HSV354°, 26%, 79%
- HSB354°, 26%, 79%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.788
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.584
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.604
- GLSLvec3(0.788, 0.584, 0.604)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.788, 0.584, 0.604, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.788, 0.584, 0.604)
- Percentage of Red in RGB78.8%
- Percentage of Green in RGB58.4%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB60.4%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDC9959A
- DECIMAL ID13211034
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers16 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
