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#C9A973 Color

#C9A973 is rgb(201, 169, 115) in RGB, hsl(38, 44%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 16%, 43%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light French Beige (#C8AD7F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C9A973
HEX#C9A973
RGBrgb(201, 169, 115)
HSLhsl(38, 44%, 62%)
HSVhsv(38, 43%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 16%, 43%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(75.1% 0.08 80.1)
LABlab(71.20% 6.74 32.43)
LCHlch(71.20% 33.12 78.26)

What #C9A973 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #C9A973, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light French Beige#C8AD7FΔE 5.26Camel#C19A6BΔE 6.37Burly Wood#DEB887ΔE 6.97Ecru#C2B280ΔE 8.03Tan#D2B48CΔE 8.74Gold (Crayola)#E6BE8AΔE 8.97

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every orange in the library.

#C9A973 Channel Values

How #C9A973 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 201 · G 169 · B 1158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 38° · S 44% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 38° · S 43% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 16% · Y 43% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.23:1 vs white · 9.41:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C9A973 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C9A973 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C9A973

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C9A973; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C9A973
Complementary
#7393C9
Analogous
#C97F73
Analogous
#BDC973
Triadic
#73C9A9
Triadic
#A973C9
Split comp.
#73BDC9
Split comp.
#7F73C9

Tints & Shades of #C9A973

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#D0B586
#D7C098
#DECBAB
#E7D9C1
#EEE4D3
#F5EFE5

Shades

#BD9756
#A58040
#886935
#6A5329
#4D3C1E
#2C2211

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C9A973.

How #C9A973 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#C9A973
Protanopia#AFAF73
Protanomaly#BAAD73
Deuteranopia#B4B471
Deuteranomaly#BDB072
Tritanopia#CDA3A3
Tritanomaly#CCA692
Achromatopsia#ADADAD

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Using #C9A973 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-c9a973: #C9A973;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C9A973;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c9a973': '#C9A973' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.788, green: 0.663, blue: 0.451)
Android XML<color name="color_c9a973">#C9A973</color>
SVG fillfill="#C9A973"

More Orange Colors

#C9A973 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#C9A973 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C9A973?

#C9A973 is a light orange — rgb(201, 169, 115) in RGB and hsl(38, 44%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light French Beige (#C8AD7F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.26.

What is the RGB value of #C9A973?

#C9A973 is rgb(201, 169, 115) — red 201, green 169, and blue 115 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C9A973?

#C9A973 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 16%, 43%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C9A973 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C9A973 scores 2.23:1 against white and 9.41:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C9A973 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C9A973 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is burlywood (#DEB887) at a CIE76 distance of 6.97, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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