Information about #C9BE89 color

#C9BE89 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C9BE89 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(201, 190, 137) — 78.8% red, 74.5% green, 53.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 4 / 25 / 21. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #C9BE89 reads as a moderately toned sunny yellow and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. 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 Green Beige (#C9BB88). Slightly further away sit ORPIN GOLD (#CEBE88) and Nirvana (#C3BF8B).

The recipe behind #C9BE89 is rgb(201, 190, 137), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 11.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.9:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C9BE89 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C9BE89 color variations

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

#C9BE89 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C9BE89 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C9BE89 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C9BE89 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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#C9BE89 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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#BE88C8
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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 #C9BE89

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

ORPIN GOLD color link
ORPIN GOLD

#CEBE88

Nirvana color link
Nirvana

#C3BF8B

Yuma color link
Yuma

#C7B882

Winter Hazel color link
Winter Hazel

#D0C383

Smooth Operator color link
Smooth Operator

#D2B88A

Crusade color link
Crusade

#CDB692

Beachcomber color link
Beachcomber

#C7BA95

Khaki Traditional color link
Khaki Traditional

#C4B289

Matchstick color link
Matchstick

#C3B38D

Dark Pastel Yellow color link
Dark Pastel Yellow

#C4BB7D

Tan color link
Tan

#D2B48C

#C9BE89 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C9BE89
  • RGB201, 190, 137
  • CMYK0, 4, 25, 21
  • CSSrgb(201, 190, 137)
  • HSL50°, 37%, 66%
  • HSL Precise49.688°, 37.209%, 66.275%
  • HSV50°, 32%, 79%
  • HSB50°, 32%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.745
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.537
  • GLSLvec3(0.788, 0.745, 0.537)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.788, 0.745, 0.537, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.788, 0.745, 0.537)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB74.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB53.7%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC9BE89
  • DECIMAL ID13221513
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers20 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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