Information about #C9B382 color

#C9B382 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C9B382 falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(201, 179, 130) — 78.8% red, 70.2% green, 51% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 9 / 28 / 21. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#C9B382 presents itself as a mildly saturated warm orange — one that floats near the light end of the scale. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Yuma (#C7B882). Nearby in the Register you will also find Canterbury Clay (#C6AE83) and Light French Beige (#C8AD7F).

The recipe behind #C9B382 is rgb(201, 179, 130), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 10.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.0:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#C9B382 color variations

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#C9B382 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #C9B382

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C9B382
  • RGB201, 179, 130
  • CMYK0, 9, 28, 21
  • CSSrgb(201, 179, 130)
  • HSL41°, 40%, 65%
  • HSL Precise41.408°, 39.665%, 64.902%
  • HSV41°, 35%, 79%
  • HSB41°, 35%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.510
  • GLSLvec3(0.788, 0.702, 0.510)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.788, 0.702, 0.510, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.788, 0.702, 0.510)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB70.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB51%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC9B382
  • DECIMAL ID13218690
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01