Information about #C9B693 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#C9B693 falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(201, 182, 147) — 78.8% red, 71.4% green, 57.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 7 / 21 / 21. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#C9B693 is a moderately toned amber-leaning orange that appears airy and pastel-like. 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 Crusade (#CDB692). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Beachcomber (#C7BA95) and Sour Dough (#C9B59A).

In RGB terms — rgb(201, 182, 147) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C9B693: 10.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.0:1 for white. #C9B693 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#C9B693 color variations

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

#C9B693 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C9B693 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C9B693 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C9B693 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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#C9B693 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 #C9B693

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

Crusade color link
Crusade

#CDB692

Beachcomber color link
Beachcomber

#C7BA95

Sour Dough color link
Sour Dough

#C9B59A

Tabby color link
Tabby

#C5B298

Matchstick color link
Matchstick

#C3B38D

Eighth Colins Wicket color link
Eighth Colins Wicket

#C4B59C

Cashmere color link
Cashmere

#D1B399

Arabian Beige color link
Arabian Beige

#CEAD91

Half Doeskin color link
Half Doeskin

#C1AF93

Tan color link
Tan

#D2B48C

Pastel Cinnamon color link
Pastel Cinnamon

#CFAC94

Triple Fossil color link
Triple Fossil

#BEB291

#C9B693 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C9B693
  • RGB201, 182, 147
  • CMYK0, 7, 21, 21
  • CSSrgb(201, 182, 147)
  • HSL39°, 33%, 68%
  • HSL Precise38.889°, 33.333%, 68.235%
  • HSV39°, 27%, 79%
  • HSB39°, 27%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.714
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.576
  • GLSLvec3(0.788, 0.714, 0.576)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.788, 0.714, 0.576, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.788, 0.714, 0.576)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB71.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB57.6%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC9B693
  • DECIMAL ID13219475
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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