Information about #C9A773 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#C9A773 falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(201, 167, 115) — 78.8% red, 65.5% green, 45.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 13 / 34 / 21. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #C9A773 reads as a clearly saturated warm orange and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Golden Thistle Yellow (#CAA375). Slightly further away sit White Oak (#CE9F6F) and Toupe (#C7AC7D).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(201, 167, 115)), which gives #C9A773 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 9.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.3:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C9A773 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C9A773 color variations

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

#C9A773 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C9A773 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C9A773 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C9A773 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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#C9A773 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 #C9A773

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

Golden Thistle Yellow color link
Golden Thistle Yellow

#CAA375

White Oak color link
White Oak

#CE9F6F

Toupe color link
Toupe

#C7AC7D

Light French Beige color link
Light French Beige

#C8AD7F

Safari color link
Safari

#C0A469

Muka color link
Muka

#D2AC7D

Quarter Sorrell Brown color link
Quarter Sorrell Brown

#C1A07D

Soft Chamois color link
Soft Chamois

#D4A36A

Pale Oak color link
Pale Oak

#BBA46D

Coromandel color link
Coromandel

#B9A873

Cameo color link
Cameo

#CCA483

Camel color link
Camel

#C19A6B

#C9A773 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C9A773
  • RGB201, 167, 115
  • CMYK0, 13, 34, 21
  • CSSrgb(201, 167, 115)
  • HSL36°, 44%, 62%
  • HSL Precise36.279°, 44.33%, 61.961%
  • HSV36°, 43%, 79%
  • HSB36°, 43%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.655
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.451
  • GLSLvec3(0.788, 0.655, 0.451)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.788, 0.655, 0.451, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.788, 0.655, 0.451)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB45.1%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC9A773
  • DECIMAL ID13215603
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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