Information about #C9AF89 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#C9AF89 falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(201, 175, 137) — 78.8% red, 68.6% green, 53.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 10 / 25 / 21. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A moderately toned amber-leaning orange, #C9AF89 appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Khaki Traditional (#C4B289). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Canterbury Clay (#C6AE83) and Matchstick (#C3B38D).

The recipe behind #C9AF89 is rgb(201, 175, 137), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C9AF89: 10.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.1:1 for white. #C9AF89 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#C9AF89 color variations

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

#C9AF89 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C9AF89 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C9AF89 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C9AF89 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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#C9AF89 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 #C9AF89

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

Khaki Traditional color link
Khaki Traditional

#C4B289

Canterbury Clay color link
Canterbury Clay

#C6AE83

Matchstick color link
Matchstick

#C3B38D

Quarter Kalgoorie Sands color link
Quarter Kalgoorie Sands

#CDAA8F

Best Beige color link
Best Beige

#C7A68B

Arabian Beige color link
Arabian Beige

#CEAD91

Light French Beige color link
Light French Beige

#C8AD7F

Tan color link
Tan

#D2B48C

Putty color link
Putty

#BEAE8A

Soul color link
Soul

#C1A78B

Yuma color link
Yuma

#C7B882

Ecru color link
Ecru

#C2B280

#C9AF89 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C9AF89
  • RGB201, 175, 137
  • CMYK0, 10, 25, 21
  • CSSrgb(201, 175, 137)
  • HSL36°, 37%, 66%
  • HSL Precise35.625°, 37.209%, 66.275%
  • HSV36°, 32%, 79%
  • HSB36°, 32%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.537
  • GLSLvec3(0.788, 0.686, 0.537)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.788, 0.686, 0.537, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.788, 0.686, 0.537)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB53.7%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC9AF89
  • DECIMAL ID13217673
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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