Information about #C9966D color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#C9966D falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(201, 150, 109) — 78.8% red, 58.8% green, 42.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 20 / 36 / 21. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #C9966D reads as a clearly saturated amber-leaning orange and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Baroque (#CA9274). Slightly further away sit Brown Yellow (#CC9966) and Beethoven (#D1946C).

The recipe behind #C9966D is rgb(201, 150, 109), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C9966D: 8.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.6:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#C9966D color variations

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

#C9966D color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C9966D color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C9966D color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C9966D color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#C9966D 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #C9966D

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

Baroque color link
Baroque

#CA9274

Brown Yellow color link
Brown Yellow

#CC9966

Beethoven color link
Beethoven

#D1946C

Antique Brass color link
Antique Brass

#CD9575

Camel color link
Camel

#C19A6B

White Tea color link
White Tea

#C48E69

White Oak color link
White Oak

#CE9F6F

Feldspar color link
Feldspar

#D19275

Half Kalgoorie Sands color link
Half Kalgoorie Sands

#C19676

Uluru color link
Uluru

#BF9B67

Oxstone color link
Oxstone

#C39D64

Perfect Beige color link
Perfect Beige

#BE9676

#C9966D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C9966D
  • RGB201, 150, 109
  • CMYK0, 20, 36, 21
  • CSSrgb(201, 150, 109)
  • HSL27°, 46%, 61%
  • HSL Precise26.739°, 46%, 60.784%
  • HSV27°, 46%, 79%
  • HSB27°, 46%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.588
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.427
  • GLSLvec3(0.788, 0.588, 0.427)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.788, 0.588, 0.427, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.788, 0.588, 0.427)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB58.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB42.7%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC9966D
  • DECIMAL ID13211245
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers23 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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