Information about #C1C9AC color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#C1C9AC falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(193, 201, 172) — 75.7% red, 78.8% green, 67.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 3 / 0 / 11 / 21. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #C1C9AC reads as a calm, restrained zesty chartreuse 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 a hair away from Pale Leaf (#BDCAA8). Nearby in the Register you will also find Clay Ash (#BDC8B3) and Kangaroo (#C5C3B0).

The recipe behind #C1C9AC is rgb(193, 201, 172), with green as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 12.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.7:1. No one has named #C1C9AC so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#C1C9AC color variations

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

#C1C9AC color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C1C9AC color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C1C9AC color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C1C9AC 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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#C1C9AC 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 #C1C9AC

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

Pale Leaf color link
Pale Leaf

#BDCAA8

Clay Ash color link
Clay Ash

#BDC8B3

Kangaroo color link
Kangaroo

#C5C3B0

Kidnapper color link
Kidnapper

#BFC0AB

Double Joanna color link
Double Joanna

#C9C5B0

Quarter Hillary color link
Quarter Hillary

#CAC5AC

Pixie Green color link
Pixie Green

#BBCDA5

Thistle Green color link
Thistle Green

#CCCAA8

Beryl Green color link
Beryl Green

#BCBFA8

Half Akaroa color link
Half Akaroa

#CBC2AD

Caraway color link
Caraway

#C7BFA8

Triple Thorndon Cream color link
Triple Thorndon Cream

#C5BDAA

#C1C9AC color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C1C9AC
  • RGB193, 201, 172
  • CMYK3, 0, 11, 21
  • CSSrgb(193, 201, 172)
  • HSL77°, 21%, 73%
  • HSL Precise76.552°, 21.168%, 73.137%
  • HSV77°, 14%, 79%
  • HSB77°, 14%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.757
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.675
  • GLSLvec3(0.757, 0.788, 0.675)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.757, 0.788, 0.675, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.757, 0.788, 0.675)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB75.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.5%
  • Color Family (Hue)Chartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC1C9AC
  • DECIMAL ID12700076
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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