Information about #C9ACA4 color

#C9ACA4 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C9ACA4 falls into the Red Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(201, 172, 164) — 78.8% red, 67.5% green, 64.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 11 / 15 / 21. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#C9ACA4 is a mildly saturated warm red that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Pinkish Grey (#C8ACA9). Slightly further away sit Cherish (#C6ABA9) and Antidote (#C1B09F).

The recipe behind #C9ACA4 is rgb(201, 172, 164), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C9ACA4: 9.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.1:1 for white. No one has named #C9ACA4 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#C9ACA4 color variations

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

#C9ACA4 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C9ACA4 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#AE8276

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#8A5D51

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#5C3E36

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Black

#000000

#C9ACA4 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#BDA29B

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#AF9892

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#908784

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Grey

#808080

#C9ACA4 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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#CAA5AB

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#C9ACA4 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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#A5B0CA
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#A5CAC0
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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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#CAA5B0
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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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#A5CAAD
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#ADA5CA
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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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#C2CAA5
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#ADA5CA
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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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#B0CAA5
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#A5C2CA
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#C0A5CA
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Nearest named colors to #C9ACA4

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

Pinkish Grey color link
Pinkish Grey

#C8ACA9

Cherish color link
Cherish

#C6ABA9

Antidote color link
Antidote

#C1B09F

Silver Pink color link
Silver Pink

#C4AEAD

Half Sandcastle color link
Half Sandcastle

#C2B4A1

Spring Beige color link
Spring Beige

#CFB5A1

Eighth Nullarbor color link
Eighth Nullarbor

#C2B4A0

Eunry color link
Eunry

#CDA59C

Grain Brown color link
Grain Brown

#CAB8A2

Clam Shell color link
Clam Shell

#D2B3A9

Quarter Malta color link
Quarter Malta

#C6B8A6

Serene color link
Serene

#BDB0A3

#C9ACA4 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C9ACA4
  • RGB201, 172, 164
  • CMYK0, 11, 15, 21
  • CSSrgb(201, 172, 164)
  • HSL13°, 26%, 72%
  • HSL Precise12.973°, 25.517%, 71.569%
  • HSV13°, 18%, 79%
  • HSB13°, 18%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.675
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.643
  • GLSLvec3(0.788, 0.675, 0.643)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.788, 0.675, 0.643, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.788, 0.675, 0.643)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB67.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB64.3%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC9ACA4
  • DECIMAL ID13216932
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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