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#C1BB9C

#c1bb9c ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#c1bb9c is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.69% red, 73.33% green and 61.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.11% magenta, 19.17% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 50.27°, with 22.98% saturation and 68.43% 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 10.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 4.53.

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Relative luminance0.4928

Complementary

  1. #c1bb9c
  2. #9ca2c1

Split complementary

  1. #c1bb9c
  2. #9cb4c1
  3. #a89cc1

Analogous

  1. #c1a89c
  2. #c1bb9c
  3. #b4c19c

Triadic

  1. #c1bb9c
  2. #9cc1bb
  3. #bb9cc1

Tetradic

  1. #c1bb9c
  2. #a2c19c
  3. #9ca2c1
  4. #bb9cc1

Square

  1. #c1bb9c
  2. #9cc1a8
  3. #9ca2c1
  4. #c19cb4

Monochromatic

  1. #79714b
  2. #a49b6d
  3. #c1bb9c
  4. #dedbcb
  5. #f7f6f2

Shades

#c1bb9c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c1bb9c
  2. #aea88c
  3. #9a967d
  4. #87836d
  5. #74705e
  6. #615e4e
  7. #4d4b3e
  8. #3a382f
  9. #27251f
  10. #131310
  11. #000000

Tints

#c1bb9c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c1bb9c
  2. #c7c2a6
  3. #cdc9b0
  4. #d4cfba
  5. #dad6c4
  6. #e0ddce
  7. #e6e4d7
  8. #ecebe1
  9. #f3f1eb
  10. #f9f8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c1bb9c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c1bb9c
  2. #bbb599
  3. #b4af96
  4. #aea994
  5. #a7a391
  6. #a19e8e
  7. #9a988b
  8. #949288
  9. #8d8c86
  10. #878683
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdbbaf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1b99a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c3bb9d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7b6b2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1ba9b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2bb9d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5b8aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c1bb9c {
  color: #c1bb9c;
}
Background
.bg-c1bb9c {
  background-color: #c1bb9c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c1bb9c {
  border: 2px solid #c1bb9c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c1bb9c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 193 187 156;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 23% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c1bb9c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c1bb9c, #b4c19c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c1bb9c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(193 187 156 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 4.53 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 6.33 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 9.35 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 9.86 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 9.92 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 10.43 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.48 #3e4463 Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Sage
#c1bb9c  rgb(193, 187, 156)  hsl(50, 23%, 68%)  Sage
#9ca2c1  rgb(156, 162, 193)  hsl(230, 23%, 68%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#9cc1bb  rgb(156, 193, 187)  hsl(170, 23%, 68%)  Opal
#bb9cc1  rgb(187, 156, 193)  hsl(290, 23%, 68%)  Lilac