Information about #C9BF8D color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #C9BF8D belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(201, 191, 141) — 78.8% red, 74.9% green, 55.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 4 / 24 / 21. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#C9BF8D is a softly balanced golden yellow that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Nirvana (#C3BF8B). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Green Beige (#C9BB88) and ORPIN GOLD (#CEBE88).

In RGB terms — rgb(201, 191, 141) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #C9BF8D background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 11.3:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 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.

#C9BF8D color variations

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

#C9BF8D color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C9BF8D color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C9BF8D color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C9BF8D 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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#C9BF8D 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 #C9BF8D

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

Nirvana color link
Nirvana

#C3BF8B

Green Beige color link
Green Beige

#C9BB88

ORPIN GOLD color link
ORPIN GOLD

#CEBE88

Beachcomber color link
Beachcomber

#C7BA95

Crusade color link
Crusade

#CDB692

Smooth Operator color link
Smooth Operator

#D2B88A

Springtide Green color link
Springtide Green

#C8CB8E

Winter Hazel color link
Winter Hazel

#D0C383

Yuma color link
Yuma

#C7B882

Matchstick color link
Matchstick

#C3B38D

Tan color link
Tan

#D2B48C

Khaki Traditional color link
Khaki Traditional

#C4B289

#C9BF8D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C9BF8D
  • RGB201, 191, 141
  • CMYK0, 4, 24, 21
  • CSSrgb(201, 191, 141)
  • HSL50°, 36%, 67%
  • HSL Precise50°, 35.714%, 67.059%
  • HSV50°, 30%, 79%
  • HSB50°, 30%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.749
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.553
  • GLSLvec3(0.788, 0.749, 0.553)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.788, 0.749, 0.553, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.788, 0.749, 0.553)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB74.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB55.3%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC9BF8D
  • DECIMAL ID13221773
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers19 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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