Information about #C9AE82 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#C9AE82 presents itself as a softly balanced orange — one that floats near the light end of the scale. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Canterbury Clay (#C6AE83). Nearby in the Register you will also find Light French Beige (#C8AD7F) and Toupe (#C7AC7D).
Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(201, 174, 130)), which gives #C9AE82 its character. If you plan to put text on a #C9AE82 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 9.9:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.1:1. #C9AE82 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#C9AE82 color variations
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#C9AE82 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#C9AE82 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#C9AE82 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#C9AE82 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#C9AE82 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #C9AE82 color
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Nearest named colors to #C9AE82
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#C6AE83
#C8AD7F
#C7AC7D
#C2B280
#C4B289
#C7B882
#CCA483
#D2AC7D
#C7A384
#D3B17D
#C7A68B
#D5B185
#C9AE82 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#C9AE82
- RGB201, 174, 130
- CMYK0, 11, 28, 21
- CSSrgb(201, 174, 130)
- HSL37°, 40%, 65%
- HSL Precise37.183°, 39.665%, 64.902%
- HSV37°, 35%, 79%
- HSB37°, 35%, 79%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.788
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.682
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.510
- GLSLvec3(0.788, 0.682, 0.510)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.788, 0.682, 0.510, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.788, 0.682, 0.510)
- Percentage of Red in RGB78.8%
- Percentage of Green in RGB68.2%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB51%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDC9AE82
- DECIMAL ID13217410
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers24 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
