Information about Sour Dough color

#C9B59A - Sour Dough color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #C9B59A, known as "Sour Dough", is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(201, 181, 154) (78.8% red, 71% green, 60.4% blue), or CMYK 0 / 8 / 18 / 21 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #C9B59A reads as a softly balanced orange and floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Eighth Colins Wicket (#C4B59C). Nearby in the Register you will also find Tabby (#C5B298) and Beachcomber (#C7BA95).

In RGB terms — rgb(201, 181, 154) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 10.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.0:1. This precise shade carries the officially registered name "Sour Dough" in the Register.

Sour Dough color variations

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

Sour Dough color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Sour Dough

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White

#FFFFFF

Sour Dough color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

Sour Dough color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

Sour Dough 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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Sour Dough 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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#B69CC9
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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 Sour Dough

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

Eighth Colins Wicket color link
Eighth Colins Wicket

#C4B59C

Tabby color link
Tabby

#C5B298

Beachcomber color link
Beachcomber

#C7BA95

Cashmere color link
Cashmere

#D1B399

Double Fossil color link
Double Fossil

#C2B89E

Grain Brown color link
Grain Brown

#CAB8A2

Sisal color link
Sisal

#C5BAA0

Crusade color link
Crusade

#CDB692

Spring Beige color link
Spring Beige

#CFB5A1

Eighth Nullarbor color link
Eighth Nullarbor

#C2B4A0

Half Sandcastle color link
Half Sandcastle

#C2B4A1

Antidote color link
Antidote

#C1B09F

Sour Dough color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C9B59A
  • RGB201, 181, 154
  • CMYK0, 8, 18, 21
  • CSSrgb(201, 181, 154)
  • HSL34°, 30%, 70%
  • HSL Precise34.468°, 30.323%, 69.608%
  • HSV34°, 23%, 79%
  • HSB34°, 23%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.604
  • GLSLvec3(0.788, 0.710, 0.604)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.788, 0.710, 0.604, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.788, 0.710, 0.604)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB60.4%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC9B59A
  • DECIMAL ID13219226
  • Name Length10
  • This page visited12 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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