Information about #C9BE6A color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#C9BE6A falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(201, 190, 106) — 78.8% red, 74.5% green, 41.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 4 / 37 / 21. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #C9BE6A reads as a clearly saturated sunny yellow and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Ginger Brown (#C9BE62). Slightly further away sit Pomelo Olive (#BFBD70) and Fall Leaf Brown (#C8B560).

The recipe behind #C9BE6A is rgb(201, 190, 106), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 11.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.9:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C9BE6A is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C9BE6A color variations

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

#C9BE6A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C9BE6A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C9BE6A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C9BE6A 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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#C9BE6A 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 #C9BE6A

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

Pomelo Olive color link
Pomelo Olive

#BFBD70

Fall Leaf Brown color link
Fall Leaf Brown

#C8B560

Dark Khaki color link
Dark Khaki

#BDB76B

Souffle color link
Souffle

#D5C171

Tacha color link
Tacha

#D2B960

Gold Lustre color link
Gold Lustre

#C9B25F

Golden Green color link
Golden Green

#BDB369

Poprock color link
Poprock

#C0C975

Wild Willow color link
Wild Willow

#BECA60

Dark Pastel Yellow color link
Dark Pastel Yellow

#C4BB7D

Desert color link
Desert

#CCAD60

#C9BE6A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C9BE6A
  • RGB201, 190, 106
  • CMYK0, 4, 37, 21
  • CSSrgb(201, 190, 106)
  • HSL53°, 47%, 60%
  • HSL Precise53.053°, 46.798%, 60.196%
  • HSV53°, 47%, 79%
  • HSB53°, 47%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.745
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.416
  • GLSLvec3(0.788, 0.745, 0.416)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.788, 0.745, 0.416, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.788, 0.745, 0.416)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB74.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB41.6%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC9BE6A
  • DECIMAL ID13221482
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers7 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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