Information about #C99C6C color

#C99C6C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C99C6C falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(201, 156, 108) — 78.8% red, 61.2% green, 42.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 18 / 36 / 21. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #C99C6C reads as a clearly saturated amber-leaning orange and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from White Oak (#CE9F6F). Slightly further away sit Brown Yellow (#CC9966) and Camel (#C19A6B).

The recipe behind #C99C6C is rgb(201, 156, 108), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 8.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.5:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C99C6C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C99C6C color variations

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

#C99C6C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C99C6C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C99C6C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C99C6C 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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#C99C6C 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 #C99C6C

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

White Oak color link
White Oak

#CE9F6F

Brown Yellow color link
Brown Yellow

#CC9966

Camel color link
Camel

#C19A6B

Oxstone color link
Oxstone

#C39D64

Uluru color link
Uluru

#BF9B67

Beethoven color link
Beethoven

#D1946C

Golden Thistle Yellow color link
Golden Thistle Yellow

#CAA375

Antique Brass color link
Antique Brass

#CD9575

Safari color link
Safari

#C0A469

Baroque color link
Baroque

#CA9274

Soft Chamois color link
Soft Chamois

#D4A36A

Half Kalgoorie Sands color link
Half Kalgoorie Sands

#C19676

#C99C6C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C99C6C
  • RGB201, 156, 108
  • CMYK0, 18, 36, 21
  • CSSrgb(201, 156, 108)
  • HSL31°, 46%, 61%
  • HSL Precise30.968°, 46.269%, 60.588%
  • HSV31°, 46%, 79%
  • HSB31°, 46%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.612
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.424
  • GLSLvec3(0.788, 0.612, 0.424)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.788, 0.612, 0.424, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.788, 0.612, 0.424)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB61.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB42.4%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC99C6C
  • DECIMAL ID13212780
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited5 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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