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#C1B99D

#c1b99d ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#c1b99d is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.69% red, 72.55% green and 61.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.15% magenta, 18.65% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 46.67°, with 22.5% saturation and 68.63% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 5.72.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.4847

Complementary

  1. #c1b99d
  2. #9da5c1

Split complementary

  1. #c1b99d
  2. #9db7c1
  3. #a79dc1

Analogous

  1. #c1a79d
  2. #c1b99d
  3. #b7c19d

Triadic

  1. #c1b99d
  2. #9dc1b9
  3. #b99dc1

Tetradic

  1. #c1b99d
  2. #a5c19d
  3. #9da5c1
  4. #b99dc1

Square

  1. #c1b99d
  2. #9dc1a7
  3. #9da5c1
  4. #c19db7

Monochromatic

  1. #796f4c
  2. #a3986e
  3. #c1b99d
  4. #dfdacc
  5. #f7f6f3

Shades

#c1b99d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c1b99d
  2. #aea78d
  3. #9a947e
  4. #87826e
  5. #746f5e
  6. #615d4f
  7. #4d4a3f
  8. #3a382f
  9. #27251f
  10. #131310
  11. #000000

Tints

#c1b99d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c1b99d
  2. #c7c0a7
  3. #cdc7b1
  4. #d4ceba
  5. #dad5c4
  6. #e0dcce
  7. #e6e3d8
  8. #eceae2
  9. #f3f1eb
  10. #f9f8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c1b99d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c1b99d
  2. #bbb39a
  3. #b4ae97
  4. #aea894
  5. #a7a291
  6. #a19d8f
  7. #9a978c
  8. #949189
  9. #8d8b86
  10. #878683
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bcb9ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bfb79b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c2ba9e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7b5b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c0b89c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c1ba9e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5b6a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c1b99d {
  color: #c1b99d;
}
Background
.bg-c1b99d {
  background-color: #c1b99d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c1b99d {
  border: 2px solid #c1b99d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c1b99d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 193 185 157;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 23% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c1b99d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c1b99d, #b7c19d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c1b99d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(193 185 157 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.72 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 6.60 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 8.55 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 9.46 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 9.86 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 10.48 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 10.85 #3e4662 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Sage
#c1b99d  rgb(193, 185, 157)  hsl(47, 23%, 69%)  Sage
#9da5c1  rgb(157, 165, 193)  hsl(227, 23%, 69%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#9dc1b9  rgb(157, 193, 185)  hsl(167, 23%, 69%)  Opal
#b99dc1  rgb(185, 157, 193)  hsl(287, 23%, 69%)  Lilac