Information about #C9D8B5 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#C9D8B5 falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(201, 216, 181) — 78.8% red, 84.7% green, 71% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 6 / 0 / 14 / 15. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #C9D8B5 reads as a mildly saturated chartreuse and floats near the light end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Cooled Green (#C4D3B4). Nearby in the Register you will also find Green Mist (#CBD3B0) and Sprout (#C1D7B0).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(201, 216, 181)), which gives #C9D8B5 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 14.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.5:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#C9D8B5 color variations

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

#C9D8B5 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C9D8B5 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C9D8B5 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C9D8B5 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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#C9D8B5 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 #C9D8B5

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

Cooled Green color link
Cooled Green

#C4D3B4

Green Mist color link
Green Mist

#CBD3B0

Sprout color link
Sprout

#C1D7B0

Kandinsky color link
Kandinsky

#C3D8BD

Surf Crest color link
Surf Crest

#C3D6BD

Orinoco color link
Orinoco

#D2D3B3

Moon Mist color link
Moon Mist

#CECDB8

Zen color link
Zen

#D2D0AE

White Rock color link
White Rock

#D4CFB4

Harp color link
Harp

#CBCEC0

Half Linen color link
Half Linen

#CDCAB9

Half Tana color link
Half Tana

#CCC9B6

#C9D8B5 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C9D8B5
  • RGB201, 216, 181
  • CMYK6, 0, 14, 15
  • CSSrgb(201, 216, 181)
  • HSL86°, 31%, 78%
  • HSL Precise85.714°, 30.973%, 77.843%
  • HSV86°, 16%, 85%
  • HSB86°, 16%, 85%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.847
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • GLSLvec3(0.788, 0.847, 0.710)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.788, 0.847, 0.710, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.788, 0.847, 0.710)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB84.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB71%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC9D8B5
  • DECIMAL ID13228213
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers16 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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