Information about #C9B168 color

#C9B168 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C9B168 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(201, 177, 104) — 78.8% red, 69.4% green, 40.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 9 / 38 / 21. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #C9B168 reads as a clearly saturated sunny yellow and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Fall Leaf Brown (#C8B560). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Gold Lustre (#C9B25F) and Desert (#CCAD60).

The recipe behind #C9B168 is rgb(201, 177, 104), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C9B168: 10.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.1:1 for white. #C9B168 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#C9B168 color variations

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

#C9B168 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C9B168 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C9B168 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C9B168 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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#C9B168 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 #C9B168

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

Fall Leaf Brown color link
Fall Leaf Brown

#C8B560

Gold Lustre color link
Gold Lustre

#C9B25F

Desert color link
Desert

#CCAD60

Golden Green color link
Golden Green

#BDB369

Laser color link
Laser

#C6A95E

Dark Khaki color link
Dark Khaki

#BDB76B

Ginger Brown color link
Ginger Brown

#C9BE62

Tacha color link
Tacha

#D2B960

Sand Brown color link
Sand Brown

#CBA560

Safari color link
Safari

#C0A469

Vegas Gold color link
Vegas Gold

#C5B358

Pomelo Olive color link
Pomelo Olive

#BFBD70

#C9B168 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C9B168
  • RGB201, 177, 104
  • CMYK0, 9, 38, 21
  • CSSrgb(201, 177, 104)
  • HSL45°, 47%, 60%
  • HSL Precise45.155°, 47.317%, 59.804%
  • HSV45°, 48%, 79%
  • HSB45°, 48%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.694
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.408
  • GLSLvec3(0.788, 0.694, 0.408)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.788, 0.694, 0.408, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.788, 0.694, 0.408)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB69.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB40.8%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC9B168
  • DECIMAL ID13218152
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers21 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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