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Information about #C9BB69 color

#C9BB69 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C9BB69 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(201, 187, 105) — 78.8% red, 73.3% green, 41.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 5 / 38 / 21. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #C9BB69 reads as a pleasantly vivid sunny yellow and floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Ginger Brown (#C9BE62). Nearby in the Register you will also find Fall Leaf Brown (#C8B560) and Pomelo Olive (#BFBD70).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(201, 187, 105)), which gives #C9BB69 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 10.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.9:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#C9BB69 color variations

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

#C9BB69 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C9BB69 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C9BB69 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C9BB69 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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#C9BB69 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 #C9BB69

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

Ginger Brown color link
Ginger Brown

#C9BE62

Fall Leaf Brown color link
Fall Leaf Brown

#C8B560

Pomelo Olive color link
Pomelo Olive

#BFBD70

Dark Khaki color link
Dark Khaki

#BDB76B

Tacha color link
Tacha

#D2B960

Gold Lustre color link
Gold Lustre

#C9B25F

Golden Green color link
Golden Green

#BDB369

Souffle color link
Souffle

#D5C171

Desert color link
Desert

#CCAD60

Vegas Gold color link
Vegas Gold

#C5B358

Poprock color link
Poprock

#C0C975

Essential Cream color link
Essential Cream

#DCB66F

#C9BB69 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C9BB69
  • RGB201, 187, 105
  • CMYK0, 5, 38, 21
  • CSSrgb(201, 187, 105)
  • HSL51°, 47%, 60%
  • HSL Precise51.25°, 47.059%, 60%
  • HSV51°, 48%, 79%
  • HSB51°, 48%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.412
  • GLSLvec3(0.788, 0.733, 0.412)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.788, 0.733, 0.412, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.788, 0.733, 0.412)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB41.2%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC9BB69
  • DECIMAL ID13220713
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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