Information about #C9C760 color

#C9C760 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C9C760 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(201, 199, 96) — 78.8% red, 78% green, 37.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 1 / 41 / 21. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#C9C760 presents itself as a confidently colored golden yellow — one that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Ginger Brown (#C9BE62). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Wild Willow (#BECA60) and Tacha (#D2B960).

The recipe behind #C9C760 is rgb(201, 199, 96), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C9C760: 11.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.8:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C9C760 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C9C760 color variations

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

#C9C760 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C9C760 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C9C760 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C9C760 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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#C9C760 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 #C9C760

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

Wild Willow color link
Wild Willow

#BECA60

Tacha color link
Tacha

#D2B960

Fall Leaf Brown color link
Fall Leaf Brown

#C8B560

Gold Lustre color link
Gold Lustre

#C9B25F

Chinese Green color link
Chinese Green

#D0DB61

Pomelo Olive color link
Pomelo Olive

#BFBD70

Souffle color link
Souffle

#D5C171

Vegas Gold color link
Vegas Gold

#C5B358

Dark Khaki color link
Dark Khaki

#BDB76B

Poprock color link
Poprock

#C0C975

Creme De Banane color link
Creme De Banane

#E0C161

#C9C760 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C9C760
  • RGB201, 199, 96
  • CMYK0, 1, 41, 21
  • CSSrgb(201, 199, 96)
  • HSL59°, 49%, 58%
  • HSL Precise58.857°, 49.296%, 58.235%
  • HSV59°, 52%, 79%
  • HSB59°, 52%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.780
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.376
  • GLSLvec3(0.788, 0.780, 0.376)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.788, 0.780, 0.376, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.788, 0.780, 0.376)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB78%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB37.6%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC9C760
  • DECIMAL ID13223776
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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