Information about #C9AF6C color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#C9AF6C falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(201, 175, 108) — 78.8% red, 68.6% green, 42.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 10 / 36 / 21. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #C9AF6C reads as a clearly saturated amber-leaning orange and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Desert (#CCAD60). Slightly further away sit Golden Green (#BDB369) and Gold Lustre (#C9B25F).

The recipe behind #C9AF6C is rgb(201, 175, 108), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C9AF6C: 9.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.1:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#C9AF6C color variations

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

#C9AF6C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C9AF6C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C9AF6C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C9AF6C 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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#C9AF6C 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 #C9AF6C

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

Desert color link
Desert

#CCAD60

Golden Green color link
Golden Green

#BDB369

Gold Lustre color link
Gold Lustre

#C9B25F

Fall Leaf Brown color link
Fall Leaf Brown

#C8B560

Dark Khaki color link
Dark Khaki

#BDB76B

Safari color link
Safari

#C0A469

Golden Thistle Yellow color link
Golden Thistle Yellow

#CAA375

Laser color link
Laser

#C6A95E

Sand Brown color link
Sand Brown

#CBA560

Soft Chamois color link
Soft Chamois

#D4A36A

White Oak color link
White Oak

#CE9F6F

Toupe color link
Toupe

#C7AC7D

#C9AF6C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C9AF6C
  • RGB201, 175, 108
  • CMYK0, 10, 36, 21
  • CSSrgb(201, 175, 108)
  • HSL43°, 46%, 61%
  • HSL Precise43.226°, 46.269%, 60.588%
  • HSV43°, 46%, 79%
  • HSB43°, 46%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.424
  • GLSLvec3(0.788, 0.686, 0.424)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.788, 0.686, 0.424, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.788, 0.686, 0.424)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB42.4%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC9AF6C
  • DECIMAL ID13217644
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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