Information about #C1B9B3 color

#C1B9B3 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C1B9B3 falls into the Orange Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(193, 185, 179) — 75.7% red, 72.5% green, 70.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 3 / 5 / 24. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #C1B9B3 reads as a softly toned amber-leaning orange and 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 a hair away from Eighth Friar Grey (#C1BCB4). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Tide (#BFB8B0) and Cloud (#C2BCB1).

The recipe behind #C1B9B3 is rgb(193, 185, 179), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C1B9B3: 10.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.9:1 for white. #C1B9B3 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#C1B9B3 color variations

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

#C1B9B3 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #C1B9B3

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

Tide color link
Tide

#BFB8B0

Cloud color link
Cloud

#C2BCB1

Cotton Seed color link
Cotton Seed

#BFBAAF

Pink Swan color link
Pink Swan

#BFB3B2

Grey Nickel color link
Grey Nickel

#BDBAAE

Truffle color link
Truffle

#BEB9AD

Rakaia color link
Rakaia

#BAB7B5

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C1B9B3
  • RGB193, 185, 179
  • CMYK0, 3, 5, 24
  • CSSrgb(193, 185, 179)
  • HSL26°, 10%, 73%
  • HSL Precise25.714°, 10.145%, 72.941%
  • HSV26°, 7%, 76%
  • HSB26°, 7%, 76%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.757
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • GLSLvec3(0.757, 0.725, 0.702)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.757, 0.725, 0.702, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.757, 0.725, 0.702)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB75.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB70.2%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC1B9B3
  • DECIMAL ID12695987
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01