Information about #C9B77C color

#C9B77C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C9B77C falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(201, 183, 124) — 78.8% red, 71.8% green, 48.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 7 / 30 / 21. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#C9B77C is a confidently colored yellow 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 practically indistinguishable from Yuma (#C7B882). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Dark Pastel Yellow (#C4BB7D) and Ecru (#C2B280).

In RGB terms — rgb(201, 183, 124) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C9B77C: 10.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.0:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C9B77C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C9B77C color variations

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

#C9B77C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C9B77C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C9B77C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C9B77C 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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#C9B77C 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 #C9B77C

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

Yuma color link
Yuma

#C7B882

Dark Pastel Yellow color link
Dark Pastel Yellow

#C4BB7D

Ecru color link
Ecru

#C2B280

Light French Beige color link
Light French Beige

#C8AD7F

Toupe color link
Toupe

#C7AC7D

Steamed Chestnut color link
Steamed Chestnut

#D3B17D

Canterbury Clay color link
Canterbury Clay

#C6AE83

Very Light Brown color link
Very Light Brown

#D3B683

Green Beige color link
Green Beige

#C9BB88

Muka color link
Muka

#D2AC7D

ORPIN GOLD color link
ORPIN GOLD

#CEBE88

Khaki Traditional color link
Khaki Traditional

#C4B289

#C9B77C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C9B77C
  • RGB201, 183, 124
  • CMYK0, 7, 30, 21
  • CSSrgb(201, 183, 124)
  • HSL46°, 42%, 64%
  • HSL Precise45.974°, 41.622%, 63.725%
  • HSV46°, 38%, 79%
  • HSB46°, 38%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.718
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.486
  • GLSLvec3(0.788, 0.718, 0.486)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.788, 0.718, 0.486, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.788, 0.718, 0.486)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB71.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB48.6%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC9B77C
  • DECIMAL ID13219708
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers25 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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