Information about #C9BA87 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#C9BA87 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(201, 186, 135) — 78.8% red, 72.9% green, 52.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 6 / 26 / 21. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#C9BA87 is a moderately toned golden yellow that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Green Beige (#C9BB88). Slightly further away sit Yuma (#C7B882) and ORPIN GOLD (#CEBE88).

The recipe behind #C9BA87 is rgb(201, 186, 135), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C9BA87: 10.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.9:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#C9BA87 color variations

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

#C9BA87 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C9BA87 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C9BA87 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C9BA87 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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#C9BA87 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 #C9BA87

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

Green Beige color link
Green Beige

#C9BB88

Yuma color link
Yuma

#C7B882

ORPIN GOLD color link
ORPIN GOLD

#CEBE88

Nirvana color link
Nirvana

#C3BF8B

Khaki Traditional color link
Khaki Traditional

#C4B289

Smooth Operator color link
Smooth Operator

#D2B88A

Matchstick color link
Matchstick

#C3B38D

Dark Pastel Yellow color link
Dark Pastel Yellow

#C4BB7D

Very Light Brown color link
Very Light Brown

#D3B683

Tan color link
Tan

#D2B48C

Winter Hazel color link
Winter Hazel

#D0C383

Crusade color link
Crusade

#CDB692

#C9BA87 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C9BA87
  • RGB201, 186, 135
  • CMYK0, 6, 26, 21
  • CSSrgb(201, 186, 135)
  • HSL46°, 38%, 66%
  • HSL Precise46.364°, 37.931%, 65.882%
  • HSV46°, 33%, 79%
  • HSB46°, 33%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.529
  • GLSLvec3(0.788, 0.729, 0.529)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.788, 0.729, 0.529, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.788, 0.729, 0.529)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB52.9%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC9BA87
  • DECIMAL ID13220487
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers24 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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