Information about #C9B661 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #C9B661 belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(201, 182, 97) (78.8% red, 71.4% green, 38% blue), or CMYK 0 / 7 / 41 / 21 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A confidently colored golden yellow, #C9B661 sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Fall Leaf Brown (#C8B560). Nearby in the Register you will also find Gold Lustre (#C9B25F) and Ginger Brown (#C9BE62).

The recipe behind #C9B661 is rgb(201, 182, 97), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #C9B661 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 10.3:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.0:1. #C9B661 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#C9B661 color variations

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

#C9B661 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C9B661 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C9B661 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C9B661 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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#C9B661 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 #C9B661

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

Fall Leaf Brown color link
Fall Leaf Brown

#C8B560

Gold Lustre color link
Gold Lustre

#C9B25F

Ginger Brown color link
Ginger Brown

#C9BE62

Desert color link
Desert

#CCAD60

Tacha color link
Tacha

#D2B960

Vegas Gold color link
Vegas Gold

#C5B358

Laser color link
Laser

#C6A95E

Golden Green color link
Golden Green

#BDB369

Dark Khaki color link
Dark Khaki

#BDB76B

Sand Brown color link
Sand Brown

#CBA560

Apache color link
Apache

#D3A95C

Equator color link
Equator

#DAB160

#C9B661 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C9B661
  • RGB201, 182, 97
  • CMYK0, 7, 41, 21
  • CSSrgb(201, 182, 97)
  • HSL49°, 49%, 58%
  • HSL Precise49.038°, 49.057%, 58.431%
  • HSV49°, 52%, 79%
  • HSB49°, 52%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.714
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.380
  • GLSLvec3(0.788, 0.714, 0.380)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.788, 0.714, 0.380, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.788, 0.714, 0.380)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB71.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB38%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC9B661
  • DECIMAL ID13219425
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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