HEX atlas value

#C9B9B1

#C9B9B1 is a warm orange HEX color close to Pumice. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 201, 185, 177, HSL 20, 18%, 74%, has luminance 0.5029, and belongs to the muted group.

orange warm muted

#C9B9B1 Sample readable text

HEX #C9B9B1

RGB rgb(201, 185, 177)

HSL hsl(20 18% 74%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 8, 12, 21)

Luminance 0.5029

Contrast Black 11.06:1White 1.9:1

CSS

--color-c9b9b1: #C9B9B1;
.background-c9b9b1 { background-color: #C9B9B1; }
.text-c9b9b1 { color: #C9B9B1; }

Luminance0.5029

Black text11.06:1AA Pass

White text1.9:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#C9B9B1","rgb":[201,185,177],"hsl":[20,18,74],"cmyk":[0,8,12,21],"luminance":0.5029,"contrast":{"black":11.06,"white":1.9}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":11.06,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.9,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#EEE9E7","hex":"#EEE9E7","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.44,"contrastWhite":1.2,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Oat","hex":"#D8CAB8","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.06,"contrastWhite":1.61,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Mica","hex":"#D8C7B0","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.72,"contrastWhite":1.65,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#C9C5B1","hex":"#C9C5B1","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.1,"contrastWhite":1.73,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Travertine","hex":"#D6C1A3","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.02,"contrastWhite":1.75,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","muted","muted orange","Pumice adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/c9b9b1.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pumice.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/silver.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mica.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#B1C1C9","analogous":["#C9B1B5","#C9C5B1"],"triadic":["#B1C9B9","#B9B1C9"],"tetradic":["#B5C9B1","#B1C1C9","#C5B1C9"],"splitComplementary":["#B1C9C5","#B1B5C9"],"monochromatic":["#EEE9E7","#C9B9B1","#A3887B"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EEE9E7","dark":"#A3887B","saturated":"#D7B4A2","desaturated":"#BDBDBD","pastel":"#FDFCFC","neon":"#FFC2A3"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pumice","name":"Pumice","hex":"#BAC0B4","distance":16.822603841260722},{"slug":"silver","name":"Silver","hex":"#C0C0C0","distance":18.841443681416774},{"slug":"mica","name":"Mica","hex":"#D8C7B0","distance":20.54263858417414},{"slug":"travertine","name":"Travertine","hex":"#D6C1A3","distance":20.71231517720798},{"slug":"oat","name":"Oat","hex":"#D8CAB8","distance":23.727621035409346}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C9B9B1

#C9B9B1 is classified as a warm orange value with muted visual character. #C9B9B1 is visually closest to Pumice, a named green color with HEX #BAC0B4.

The RGB channels are 201, 185, and 177, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 20deg with 18% saturation and 74% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-saturation, light atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and muted interface themes. Its luminance is 0.5029, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 16.82, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text11.06:1AA Pass

White text1.9:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C9B9B1 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000011.06:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.9:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#EEE9E7#000000 text · best 17.44:1#EEE9E7

Oat#000000 text · best 13.06:1#D8CAB8

Mica#000000 text · best 12.72:1#D8C7B0

#C9C5B1#000000 text · best 12.1:1#C9C5B1

Travertine#000000 text · best 12.02:1#D6C1A3

Generated Palette

#C9B9B1#C9B9B1

#B1C1C9#B1C1C9

#C9B1B5#C9B1B5

#C9C5B1#C9C5B1

#EEE9E7#EEE9E7

#A3887B#A3887B

Color Harmonies

#B1C1C9#B1C1C9

#C9B1B5#C9B1B5

#C9C5B1#C9C5B1

#B1C9B9#B1C9B9

#B9B1C9#B9B1C9

Variants

#EEE9E7#EEE9E7

#A3887B#A3887B

#D7B4A2#D7B4A2

#BDBDBD#BDBDBD

#FDFCFC#FDFCFC

#FFC2A3#FFC2A3

Nearest Named Colors

Pumice#BAC0B4

Silver#C0C0C0

Mica#D8C7B0

Travertine#D6C1A3

Oat#D8CAB8

#C9B9B1

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C9B9B1

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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