Information about #C9AB5E color

#C9AB5E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #C9AB5E is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(201, 171, 94) — 78.8% red, 67.1% green, 36.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 12 / 42 / 21. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A clearly saturated warm orange, #C9AB5E carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Laser (#C6A95E). Slightly further away sit Desert (#CCAD60) and Sand Brown (#CBA560).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(201, 171, 94)), which gives #C9AB5E its character. On this background, black text reaches a 9.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.2:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C9AB5E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C9AB5E color variations

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

#C9AB5E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C9AB5E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C9AB5E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C9AB5E 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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#C9AB5E 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 #C9AB5E

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

Desert color link
Desert

#CCAD60

Sand Brown color link
Sand Brown

#CBA560

Gold Lustre color link
Gold Lustre

#C9B25F

Fall Leaf Brown color link
Fall Leaf Brown

#C8B560

Apache color link
Apache

#D3A95C

Vegas Gold color link
Vegas Gold

#C5B358

Metallic Brass color link
Metallic Brass

#C49E5B

Safari color link
Safari

#C0A469

Oxstone color link
Oxstone

#C39D64

Gimblet color link
Gimblet

#B9AD61

Tacha color link
Tacha

#D2B960

#C9AB5E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C9AB5E
  • RGB201, 171, 94
  • CMYK0, 12, 42, 21
  • CSSrgb(201, 171, 94)
  • HSL43°, 50%, 58%
  • HSL Precise43.178°, 49.767%, 57.843%
  • HSV43°, 53%, 79%
  • HSB43°, 53%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.671
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.369
  • GLSLvec3(0.788, 0.671, 0.369)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.788, 0.671, 0.369, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.788, 0.671, 0.369)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB67.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB36.9%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC9AB5E
  • DECIMAL ID13216606
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers19 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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