Information about #C9B597 color

#C9B597 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C9B597 falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(201, 181, 151) — 78.8% red, 71% green, 59.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 8 / 20 / 21. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #C9B597 reads as a moderately toned amber-leaning orange and appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Sour Dough (#C9B59A). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Tabby (#C5B298) and Beachcomber (#C7BA95).

In RGB terms — rgb(201, 181, 151) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C9B597: 10.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.0:1 for white. #C9B597 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#C9B597 color variations

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

#C9B597 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C9B597 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C9B597 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C9B597 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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#C9B597 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 #C9B597

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

Sour Dough color link
Sour Dough

#C9B59A

Tabby color link
Tabby

#C5B298

Beachcomber color link
Beachcomber

#C7BA95

Crusade color link
Crusade

#CDB692

Eighth Colins Wicket color link
Eighth Colins Wicket

#C4B59C

Cashmere color link
Cashmere

#D1B399

Double Fossil color link
Double Fossil

#C2B89E

Half Doeskin color link
Half Doeskin

#C1AF93

Sisal color link
Sisal

#C5BAA0

Arabian Beige color link
Arabian Beige

#CEAD91

Pastel Cinnamon color link
Pastel Cinnamon

#CFAC94

Moleskin color link
Moleskin

#C6AA97

#C9B597 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C9B597
  • RGB201, 181, 151
  • CMYK0, 8, 20, 21
  • CSSrgb(201, 181, 151)
  • HSL36°, 32%, 69%
  • HSL Precise36°, 31.646%, 69.02%
  • HSV36°, 25%, 79%
  • HSB36°, 25%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • GLSLvec3(0.788, 0.710, 0.592)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.788, 0.710, 0.592, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.788, 0.710, 0.592)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB59.2%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC9B597
  • DECIMAL ID13219223
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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