Information about #C9A990 color

#C9A990 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #C9A990 belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(201, 169, 144) (78.8% red, 66.3% green, 56.5% blue), or CMYK 0 / 13 / 22 / 21 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A moderately toned amber-leaning orange, #C9A990 appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Quarter Kalgoorie Sands (#CDAA8F). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Best Beige (#C7A68B) and Arabian Beige (#CEAD91).

The recipe behind #C9A990 is rgb(201, 169, 144), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #C9A990 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 9.6:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.2:1. No one has named #C9A990 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#C9A990 color variations

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

#C9A990 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C9A990 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#B38562

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#8C6343

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Black

#000000

#C9A990 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C9A990 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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#C99290

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#C9A990 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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#9195CA
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#91CAC6
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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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#CA9195
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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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#91CAAA
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#AA91CA
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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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#B1CA91
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#AA91CA
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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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#95CA91
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#91B1CA
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#C691CA
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Nearest named colors to #C9A990

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

Quarter Kalgoorie Sands color link
Quarter Kalgoorie Sands

#CDAA8F

Best Beige color link
Best Beige

#C7A68B

Arabian Beige color link
Arabian Beige

#CEAD91

Moleskin color link
Moleskin

#C6AA97

Pastel Cinnamon color link
Pastel Cinnamon

#CFAC94

Pastel Coffee color link
Pastel Coffee

#D0A48D

Soul color link
Soul

#C1A78B

Half Doeskin color link
Half Doeskin

#C1AF93

Pale Khaki color link
Pale Khaki

#BFAF92

Matchstick color link
Matchstick

#C3B38D

Khaki Traditional color link
Khaki Traditional

#C4B289

Light Ash Brown color link
Light Ash Brown

#C2A487

#C9A990 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C9A990
  • RGB201, 169, 144
  • CMYK0, 13, 22, 21
  • CSSrgb(201, 169, 144)
  • HSL26°, 35%, 68%
  • HSL Precise26.316°, 34.545%, 67.647%
  • HSV26°, 28%, 79%
  • HSB26°, 28%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.565
  • GLSLvec3(0.788, 0.663, 0.565)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.788, 0.663, 0.565, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.788, 0.663, 0.565)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB66.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB56.5%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC9A990
  • DECIMAL ID13216144
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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