Information about Ginger Brown color

#C9BE62 - Ginger Brown color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #C9BE62 ("Ginger Brown") belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(201, 190, 98) — 78.8% red, 74.5% green, 38.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 4 / 40 / 21. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #C9BE62 reads as a clearly saturated golden yellow and feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Fall Leaf Brown (#C8B560). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Tacha (#D2B960) and Gold Lustre (#C9B25F).

In RGB terms — rgb(201, 190, 98) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C9BE62: 11.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.9:1 for white. This precise shade carries the officially registered name "Ginger Brown" in the Register.

Ginger Brown color variations

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

Ginger Brown color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Ginger Brown

#C9BE62
#D4CC82

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#E9E5C0

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#F4F2DF

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White

#FFFFFF

Ginger Brown color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Ginger Brown

#C9BE62
#B3A73D

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#867D2E

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#59531E

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#2C290F

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Black

#000000

Ginger Brown color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Ginger Brown

#C9BE62
#BCB467

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#AEA86B

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#9F9B71

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#908D78

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Grey

#808080

Ginger Brown color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#63C96D

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#81C963

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Ginger Brown

#C9BE62
#C99663

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#C96D63

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#C96381

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Ginger Brown 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
#C9BE62
Ginger Brown

#C9BE62

#636DCA
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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
#C9BE62
Ginger Brown

#C9BE62

#8C63CA
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#63A1CA
#63A1CA

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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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#A1CA63

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#C9BE62
Ginger Brown

#C9BE62

#CA8C63
#CA8C63

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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
#C9BE62
Ginger Brown

#C9BE62

#63CABF
#63CABF

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#BF63CA
#BF63CA

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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
#C9BE62
Ginger Brown

#C9BE62

#6DCA63
#6DCA63

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#636DCA
#636DCA

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#BF63CA
#BF63CA

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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
#C9BE62
Ginger Brown

#C9BE62

#63CA8C
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#636DCA
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#CA63A1
#CA63A1

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Nearest named colors to Ginger Brown

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Fall Leaf Brown color link
Fall Leaf Brown

#C8B560

Tacha color link
Tacha

#D2B960

Gold Lustre color link
Gold Lustre

#C9B25F

Vegas Gold color link
Vegas Gold

#C5B358

Wild Willow color link
Wild Willow

#BECA60

Dark Khaki color link
Dark Khaki

#BDB76B

Pomelo Olive color link
Pomelo Olive

#BFBD70

Desert color link
Desert

#CCAD60

Golden Green color link
Golden Green

#BDB369

Souffle color link
Souffle

#D5C171

Equator color link
Equator

#DAB160

Laser color link
Laser

#C6A95E

Ginger Brown color backgrounds & wallpapers

Download color wallpaper / background for your Desktop PC, Tablet or Mobile phone.

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C9BE62
  • RGB201, 190, 98
  • CMYK0, 4, 40, 21
  • CSSrgb(201, 190, 98)
  • HSL54°, 49%, 59%
  • HSL Precise53.592°, 48.815%, 58.627%
  • HSV54°, 51%, 79%
  • HSB54°, 51%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.745
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.384
  • GLSLvec3(0.788, 0.745, 0.384)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.788, 0.745, 0.384, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.788, 0.745, 0.384)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB74.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB38.4%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC9BE62
  • DECIMAL ID13221474
  • Name Length12
  • This page visited304 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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