Information about #C9C58D color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#C9C58D falls into the Yellow Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(201, 197, 141) — 78.8% red, 77.3% green, 55.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 2 / 24 / 21. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A moderately toned sunny yellow, #C9C58D appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Springtide Green (#C8CB8E). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Nirvana (#C3BF8B) and ORPIN GOLD (#CEBE88).

The recipe behind #C9C58D is rgb(201, 197, 141), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C9C58D: 11.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.8:1 for white. #C9C58D has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#C9C58D color variations

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

#C9C58D color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C9C58D color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C9C58D color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C9C58D 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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#C9C58D 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 #C9C58D

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

Springtide Green color link
Springtide Green

#C8CB8E

Nirvana color link
Nirvana

#C3BF8B

ORPIN GOLD color link
ORPIN GOLD

#CEBE88

Green Beige color link
Green Beige

#C9BB88

Winter Hazel color link
Winter Hazel

#D0C383

Old Medium Goldenrod color link
Old Medium Goldenrod

#CDCD96

Beachcomber color link
Beachcomber

#C7BA95

Gooseberry color link
Gooseberry

#BFC298

Deco color link
Deco

#CCCF82

Smooth Operator color link
Smooth Operator

#D2B88A

Half Putty color link
Half Putty

#D8BF8B

Crusade color link
Crusade

#CDB692

#C9C58D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C9C58D
  • RGB201, 197, 141
  • CMYK0, 2, 24, 21
  • CSSrgb(201, 197, 141)
  • HSL56°, 36%, 67%
  • HSL Precise56°, 35.714%, 67.059%
  • HSV56°, 30%, 79%
  • HSB56°, 30%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.773
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.553
  • GLSLvec3(0.788, 0.773, 0.553)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.788, 0.773, 0.553, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.788, 0.773, 0.553)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB77.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB55.3%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC9C58D
  • DECIMAL ID13223309
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers21 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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