Information about #C9A85E color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #C9A85E belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(201, 168, 94) (78.8% red, 65.9% green, 36.9% blue), or CMYK 0 / 13 / 42 / 21 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A confidently colored orange, #C9A85E sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Laser (#C6A95E). Nearby in the Register you will also find Sand Brown (#CBA560) and Desert (#CCAD60).

In RGB terms — rgb(201, 168, 94) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #C9A85E background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 9.2:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.3:1. #C9A85E has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#C9A85E color variations

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

#C9A85E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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Double Pearl Lusta

#E9DCBE
#F4EDDE

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White

#FFFFFF

#C9A85E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C9A85E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C9A85E 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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#C9A85E 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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#A85EC9
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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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#C95EB6
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Nearest named colors to #C9A85E

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

Laser color link
Laser

#C6A95E

Sand Brown color link
Sand Brown

#CBA560

Desert color link
Desert

#CCAD60

Gold Lustre color link
Gold Lustre

#C9B25F

Apache color link
Apache

#D3A95C

Metallic Brass color link
Metallic Brass

#C49E5B

Vegas Gold color link
Vegas Gold

#C5B358

Fall Leaf Brown color link
Fall Leaf Brown

#C8B560

Oxstone color link
Oxstone

#C39D64

Safari color link
Safari

#C0A469

Vintage Orange color link
Vintage Orange

#C9995D

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

#BE9D5E

#C9A85E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C9A85E
  • RGB201, 168, 94
  • CMYK0, 13, 42, 21
  • CSSrgb(201, 168, 94)
  • HSL41°, 50%, 58%
  • HSL Precise41.495°, 49.767%, 57.843%
  • HSV41°, 53%, 79%
  • HSB41°, 53%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.369
  • GLSLvec3(0.788, 0.659, 0.369)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.788, 0.659, 0.369, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.788, 0.659, 0.369)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB36.9%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC9A85E
  • DECIMAL ID13215838
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers46 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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