Information about #C9A45F color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #C9A45F belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(201, 164, 95) (78.8% red, 64.3% green, 37.3% blue), or CMYK 0 / 15 / 42 / 21 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#C9A45F presents itself as a clearly saturated warm orange — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Sand Brown (#CBA560). Slightly further away sit Laser (#C6A95E) and Metallic Brass (#C49E5B).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(201, 164, 95)), which gives #C9A45F its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C9A45F: 9.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#C9A45F color variations

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

#C9A45F color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C9A45F color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C9A45F color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C9A45F 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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#C9A45F 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 #C9A45F

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

Sand Brown color link
Sand Brown

#CBA560

Laser color link
Laser

#C6A95E

Metallic Brass color link
Metallic Brass

#C49E5B

Desert color link
Desert

#CCAD60

Oxstone color link
Oxstone

#C39D64

Vintage Orange color link
Vintage Orange

#C9995D

Apache color link
Apache

#D3A95C

Mind on a Million Gold color link
Mind on a Million Gold

#BE9D5E

Brown Yellow color link
Brown Yellow

#CC9966

Safari color link
Safari

#C0A469

Gold Lustre color link
Gold Lustre

#C9B25F

Double Putty color link
Double Putty

#C09B59

#C9A45F color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C9A45F
  • RGB201, 164, 95
  • CMYK0, 15, 42, 21
  • CSSrgb(201, 164, 95)
  • HSL39°, 50%, 58%
  • HSL Precise39.057°, 49.533%, 58.039%
  • HSV39°, 53%, 79%
  • HSB39°, 53%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.643
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.373
  • GLSLvec3(0.788, 0.643, 0.373)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.788, 0.643, 0.373, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.788, 0.643, 0.373)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB64.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB37.3%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC9A45F
  • DECIMAL ID13214815
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers19 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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