Information about #FFC9BD color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #FFC9BD is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with Full Saturation and Luminous brightness. In numbers: rgb(255, 201, 189) (100% red, 78.8% green, 74.1% blue), or CMYK 0 / 21 / 26 / 0 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #FFC9BD reads as a intensely saturated red and glows at the very top of the lightness scale. 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 practically indistinguishable from Delicate Sweet Apricot (#FDCDBD). Nearby in the Register you will also find Cherry Blossom (#FCC9B9) and Pale Scarlet (#FFC9C2).

In RGB terms — rgb(255, 201, 189) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #FFC9BD background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 14.3:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.5:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #FFC9BD is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#FFC9BD color variations

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

#FFC9BD color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#FFC9BD color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#FFC9BD color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#FFC9BD 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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#FFC9BD 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 #FFC9BD

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

Delicate Sweet Apricot color link
Delicate Sweet Apricot

#FDCDBD

Cherry Blossom color link
Cherry Blossom

#FCC9B9

Pale Scarlet color link
Pale Scarlet

#FFC9C2

Your Pink color link
Your Pink

#FFC3C0

Pale Vermilion color link
Pale Vermilion

#FFD1C2

Pale Rose color link
Pale Rose

#FDC1C5

Tuft Bush color link
Tuft Bush

#F9D3BE

Spanish Pink color link
Spanish Pink

#F7BFBE

Azalea color link
Azalea

#F9C0C4

Apricot color link
Apricot

#FBCEB1

Watusi color link
Watusi

#F2CDBB

Pale Amaranth color link
Pale Amaranth

#FFC2C9

#FFC9BD color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FFC9BD
  • RGB255, 201, 189
  • CMYK0, 21, 26, 0
  • CSSrgb(255, 201, 189)
  • HSL11°, 100%, 87%
  • HSL Precise10.909°, 100%, 87.059%
  • HSV11°, 26%, 100%
  • HSB11°, 26%, 100%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)1.000
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • GLSLvec3(1.000, 0.788, 0.741)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(1.000, 0.788, 0.741, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(1.000, 0.788, 0.741)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB100%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB74.1%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLuminous
  • HEX IDFFC9BD
  • DECIMAL ID16763325
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers306 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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