Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #c9a09c, its pure hue is 5.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 29.4%, and its lightness is 70.0%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #c9a09c, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #191414 to #b08c89.
The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #c9a09c. In RGB, it consists of 78.8% Red, 62.7% Green, and 61.2% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 20.4% Magenta, 22.4% Yellow, and 21.2% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 5.3°, with saturation of 29.4% and lightness of 70%. The decimal value for #c9a09c is 13213852, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cc9999. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #c9a09c is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
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Tints of #c9a09c
Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #c9a09c, its pure hue is 5.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 29.4%, and its lightness is 70.0%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #c9a09c, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #d0aca8 to #f8f3f3.
Tones of #c9a09c
Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #c9a09c, its pure hue is 5.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 29.4%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #c9a09c, which range from #b3b3b3 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ff7466 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).
Variations of #c9a09c
There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #c9a09c! For #c9a09c, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #c9a09c. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!
Color Coordinates of #c9a09c
This color, #c9a09c, consists of 78.8% Red, 62.7% Green, and 61.2% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 201, Green = 160, Blue = 156. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #c9a09c is 0% Cyan, 20.4% Magenta, 22.4% Yellow, and 21.2% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.
Color Base | R (Red) | G (Green) | B (Blue) |
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Decimal | 201 | 160 | 156 |
Octal | 311 | 240 | 234 |
Hexa | #c9 | #a0 | #9c |
Binary | 11001001 | 10100000 | 10011100 |
Color Base | C (Cyan) | M (Magenta) | Y (Yellow) | Y (Black) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Decimal | 0 | 20 | 22 | 21 |
Octal | 0 | 24 | 26 | 25 |
Hexa | #00 | #14 | #16 | #15 |
Binary | 00000000 | 00010100 | 00010110 | 00010101 |
Analogous Colors of #c9a09c
Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #c9a09c — which has hue 5.3° — its analogous colors are located at 5.3° and 335.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #c9a09c.
Triadic Colors of #c9a09c
Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #c9a09c — which has hue 5.3° — its triadic colors are located at 5.3° and 245.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #c9a09c.
Complementary Color of #c9a09c
A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #c9a09c — which has hue 5.3° — its complementary color is located at 185.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #c9a09c.
Split Complementary Colors of #c9a09c
Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #c9a09c — which has hue 5.3° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 5.3° and 215.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #c9a09c.
Tetradic Colors of #c9a09c
Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #c9a09c — which has hue 5.3° — its tetradic colors are located at 275.3°, 5.3°, 95.3°, and 185.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #c9a09c.
Monochromatic Colors of #c9a09c
Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #c9a09c, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #9d7e7b — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #eacbc8 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).
HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #c9a09c
We want to make getting started with #c9a09c on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #c9a09c into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #c9a09c can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span>
and <div>
tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #c9a09c with other HTML elements.
#c9a09c Foreground / Text Color
<span style="color: #c9a09c;">The color of this text is #c9a09c.</span>
#c9a09c Background Color
<div style="background-color: #c9a09c; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #c9a09c.</div>
#c9a09c Text Shadow Color
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #c9a09c;">This color for the shadow of this text is #c9a09c.</span>
#c9a09c Border Color
<div style="border: #c9a09c 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #c9a09c.</div>
#c9a09c Color Rectangle on a White Background
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #c9a09c; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #c9a09c on a white background.</div></div>
#c9a09c Color Rectangle on a Black Background
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #c9a09c; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #c9a09c on a black background.</div></div>
Gradient from #c9a09c to White
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#c9a09c,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#c9a09c,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#c9a09c,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#c9a09c,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #c9a09c to white.</div>
Gradient from #c9a09c to Black
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#c9a09c,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#c9a09c,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#c9a09c,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#c9a09c,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #c9a09c to black.</div>
Coding & Programming with #c9a09c
In addition to using #c9a09c on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #c9a09c in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #c9a09c, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 201, Green = 160, Blue = 156). If you need details about the color coordinates of #c9a09c in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.
Language | Environment | Code Snippet |
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HTML + CSS (Hex Code) | Web | #c9a09c |
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) | Web | rgb(201, 160, 156) |
CSS Background Color | Web | .myclass { background-color: #c9a09c; } |
CSS Foreground + Text Color | Web | .myclass { color: #c9a09c; } |
CSS Border Color | Web | .myclass { border: 2px solid #c9a09c; } |
Java | (Multi-platform) | new Color(201, 160, 156); |
Python | (Multi-platform) | Color("#c9a09c") |
Swift | iOS | UIColor(red:201, green:160, blue:156, alpha:1.0000) |
Objective-C (iOS) | iOS | [UIColor colorWithRed:201 green:160 blue:156 alpha:1.0000]; |
OpenGL | (Graphics) | glColor3f(201f, 160f, 156f); |
C# / .NET | Windows | Color.FromArgb(201, 160, 156); |
#c9a09c Color Blindness
Not everyone can see #c9a09c the same way. For those with color blindness, #c9a09c might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #c9a09c looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #c9a09c is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #c9a09c looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #c9a09c will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!
Trichromacy
Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women
Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women
Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000
Dichromacy
Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men
Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men
Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000
Not Accessibility Recommended
We analyzed whether #c9a09c is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.3:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.