Information about #C9AF72 color

#C9AF72 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C9AF72 falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(201, 175, 114) — 78.8% red, 68.6% green, 44.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 10 / 34 / 21. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#C9AF72 presents itself as a confidently colored amber-leaning orange — one that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Toupe (#C7AC7D). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Golden Thistle Yellow (#CAA375) and Light French Beige (#C8AD7F).

In RGB terms — rgb(201, 175, 114) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C9AF72: 9.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.1:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C9AF72 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C9AF72 color variations

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

#C9AF72 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C9AF72 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C9AF72 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C9AF72 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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#C9AF72 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 #C9AF72

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

Toupe color link
Toupe

#C7AC7D

Golden Thistle Yellow color link
Golden Thistle Yellow

#CAA375

Light French Beige color link
Light French Beige

#C8AD7F

Muka color link
Muka

#D2AC7D

Steamed Chestnut color link
Steamed Chestnut

#D3B17D

Golden Green color link
Golden Green

#BDB369

Misty Moss color link
Misty Moss

#BBB477

Ecru color link
Ecru

#C2B280

Dark Khaki color link
Dark Khaki

#BDB76B

Safari color link
Safari

#C0A469

White Oak color link
White Oak

#CE9F6F

Dark Pastel Yellow color link
Dark Pastel Yellow

#C4BB7D

#C9AF72 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C9AF72
  • RGB201, 175, 114
  • CMYK0, 10, 34, 21
  • CSSrgb(201, 175, 114)
  • HSL42°, 45%, 62%
  • HSL Precise42.069°, 44.615%, 61.765%
  • HSV42°, 43%, 79%
  • HSB42°, 43%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.447
  • GLSLvec3(0.788, 0.686, 0.447)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.788, 0.686, 0.447, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.788, 0.686, 0.447)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB44.7%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC9AF72
  • DECIMAL ID13217650
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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