All About Color #C9AA9C

#C9AA9C

About #C9AA9C

#C9AA9C is a light orange color with the hex code #C9AA9C. In RGB it is red 201, green 170, blue 156; in HSL it is hue 19°, saturation 29%, lightness 70%; in CMYK it is 0%, 15%, 22%, 21%. Its contrast ratio is 2.16:1 on white and 9.71:1 on black.

#C9AA9C Color Conversion

Hex tripletC9, AA, 9C
CMYK0.00%, 15.42%, 22.39%, 21.18%
RGB Decimal201, 170, 156
HSL19°, 29%, 70%
RGB Octal311, 252, 234
HSV (HSB)18.67°, 22.39%, 78.82%
RGB Binary11001001, 10101010, 10011100
CIE-L*AB71.94, 9.10, 11.40
RGB Percent78.82%, 66.67%, 61.18%
CIE-L*CH71.94, 14.59, 51.42
XYZ44.46, 43.57, 37.52
CIE-L*UV71.94, 20.20, 14.45
xyY0.35, 0.35, 43.57
Hunter-Lab66.01, 4.73, 12.50
RYB78.82%, 69.15%, 61.18%

Color Accessibility Scores

#C9AA9C on a dark background: contrast 9.71:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#C9AA9C on a light background: contrast 2.16:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #C9AA9C, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#C9AA9C · #E9DDD8 · #A87861 · #9CBBC9 · #D8E4E9

Analogous palette

#C99CBB · #C99CA4 · #C9AA9C · #C9C19C · #BBC99C

Triadic palette

#C9AA9C · #9CC9AA · #AA9CC9 · #E9DDD8 · #D8E9DD

Tetradic palette

#C9AA9C · #A4C99C · #9CBBC9 · #C19CC9 · #A87861

Monochromatic palette

#845B48 · #AE806B · #C9AA9C · #E4D5CE · #F6F1EF

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