Information about #C2C9AF color

#C2C9AF color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C2C9AF falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(194, 201, 175) — 76.1% red, 78.8% green, 68.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 3 / 0 / 10 / 21. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#C2C9AF is a calm, restrained chartreuse that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Clay Ash (#BDC8B3). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Kangaroo (#C5C3B0) and Double Joanna (#C9C5B0).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(194, 201, 175)), which gives #C2C9AF its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C2C9AF: 12.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.7:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C2C9AF is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C2C9AF color variations

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

#C2C9AF color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C2C9AF color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C2C9AF color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C2C9AF 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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Double Joanna

#C9C5B0
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#C2C9AF 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 #C2C9AF

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

Clay Ash color link
Clay Ash

#BDC8B3

Kangaroo color link
Kangaroo

#C5C3B0

Double Joanna color link
Double Joanna

#C9C5B0

Pale Leaf color link
Pale Leaf

#BDCAA8

Quarter Hillary color link
Quarter Hillary

#CAC5AC

Kidnapper color link
Kidnapper

#BFC0AB

Triple White Pointer color link
Triple White Pointer

#C8C3B5

Quarter Napa color link
Quarter Napa

#C7C2B5

Inside Of A Bottle color link
Inside Of A Bottle

#C6C2B6

Cooled Green color link
Cooled Green

#C4D3B4

Chrome White color link
Chrome White

#CAC7B7

Half Akaroa color link
Half Akaroa

#CBC2AD

#C2C9AF color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C2C9AF
  • RGB194, 201, 175
  • CMYK3, 0, 10, 21
  • CSSrgb(194, 201, 175)
  • HSL76°, 19%, 74%
  • HSL Precise76.154°, 19.403%, 73.725%
  • HSV76°, 13%, 79%
  • HSB76°, 13%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.761
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • GLSLvec3(0.761, 0.788, 0.686)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.761, 0.788, 0.686, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.761, 0.788, 0.686)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB76.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB68.6%
  • Color Family (Hue)Chartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC2C9AF
  • DECIMAL ID12765615
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01

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