Information about #C9E0CE color

#C9E0CE color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #C9E0CE is classified in the Register under the Green Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(201, 224, 206) — 78.8% red, 87.8% green, 80.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 9 / 0 / 7 / 12. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly balanced leafy green, #C9E0CE appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Granny Apple (#C5E7CD). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Carefree (#D1DDD5) and Ottoman (#D3DBCB).

In RGB terms — rgb(201, 224, 206) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #C9E0CE background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 15.0:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.4:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#C9E0CE color variations

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

#C9E0CE color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C9E0CE color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C9E0CE color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C9E0CE 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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#C9E0CE 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 #C9E0CE

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

Granny Apple color link
Granny Apple

#C5E7CD

Carefree color link
Carefree

#D1DDD5

Ottoman color link
Ottoman

#D3DBCB

Half Emerge color link
Half Emerge

#CED5CF

Breeze color link
Breeze

#CCDBD9

Half Tasman color link
Half Tasman

#D0D5CD

Skeptic color link
Skeptic

#CAE6DA

Zumthor color link
Zumthor

#CDD5D5

Aero Blue color link
Aero Blue

#C0E8D5

Quarter Periglacial Blue color link
Quarter Periglacial Blue

#CCD2CE

Edgewater color link
Edgewater

#C1D8C5

Cut Glass color link
Cut Glass

#C9DBDC

#C9E0CE color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C9E0CE
  • RGB201, 224, 206
  • CMYK9, 0, 7, 12
  • CSSrgb(201, 224, 206)
  • HSL133°, 27%, 83%
  • HSL Precise133.043°, 27.059%, 83.333%
  • HSV133°, 10%, 88%
  • HSB133°, 10%, 88%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.878
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.808
  • GLSLvec3(0.788, 0.878, 0.808)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.788, 0.878, 0.808, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.788, 0.878, 0.808)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB87.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB80.8%
  • Color Family (Hue)Green
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC9E0CE
  • DECIMAL ID13230286
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited897 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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