Information about #C9C8BE color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #C9C8BE belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(201, 200, 190) — 78.8% red, 78.4% green, 74.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 0 / 4 / 21. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #C9C8BE reads as a muted, almost neutral grey and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Eighth Lemon Grass (#C7C9BF). Slightly further away sit Quill Grey (#CBC9C0) and Half Truffle (#CDC9BE).

In RGB terms — rgb(201, 200, 190) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C9C8BE: 12.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.7:1 for white. No one has named #C9C8BE so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#C9C8BE color variations

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

#C9C8BE color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C9C8BE color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C9C8BE color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C9C8BE 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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#C9C8BE 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 #C9C8BE

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

Eighth Lemon Grass color link
Eighth Lemon Grass

#C7C9BF

Quill Grey color link
Quill Grey

#CBC9C0

Half Truffle color link
Half Truffle

#CDC9BE

Half Ash color link
Half Ash

#CBC8BA

Flotsam color link
Flotsam

#C8C4C0

Secrets color link
Secrets

#C6CABB

Titania color link
Titania

#CAC7B9

Quarter Perfect Taupe color link
Quarter Perfect Taupe

#CCC3BB

Harp color link
Harp

#CBCEC0

Half Linen color link
Half Linen

#CDCAB9

Double Concrete color link
Double Concrete

#C5C5C3

Chrome White color link
Chrome White

#CAC7B7

#C9C8BE color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C9C8BE
  • RGB201, 200, 190
  • CMYK0, 0, 4, 21
  • CSSrgb(201, 200, 190)
  • HSL55°, 9%, 77%
  • HSL Precise54.545°, 9.244%, 76.667%
  • HSV55°, 5%, 79%
  • HSB55°, 5%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.784
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.745
  • GLSLvec3(0.788, 0.784, 0.745)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.788, 0.784, 0.745, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.788, 0.784, 0.745)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB78.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB74.5%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC9C8BE
  • DECIMAL ID13224126
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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