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#C1BE9A

#c1be9a ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#c1be9a is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.69% red, 74.51% green and 60.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.55% magenta, 20.21% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 55.38°, with 23.93% saturation and 68.04% 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 11.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 3.22.

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Relative luminance0.505

Complementary

  1. #c1be9a
  2. #9a9dc1

Split complementary

  1. #c1be9a
  2. #9ab1c1
  3. #aa9ac1

Analogous

  1. #c1aa9a
  2. #c1be9a
  3. #b1c19a

Triadic

  1. #c1be9a
  2. #9ac1be
  3. #be9ac1

Tetradic

  1. #c1be9a
  2. #9dc19a
  3. #9a9dc1
  4. #be9ac1

Square

  1. #c1be9a
  2. #9ac1aa
  3. #9a9dc1
  4. #c19ab1

Monochromatic

  1. #78754a
  2. #a49f6b
  3. #c1be9a
  4. #deddc9
  5. #f7f7f2

Shades

#c1be9a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c1be9a
  2. #aeab8b
  3. #9a987b
  4. #87856c
  5. #74725c
  6. #615f4d
  7. #4d4c3e
  8. #3a392e
  9. #27261f
  10. #13130f
  11. #000000

Tints

#c1be9a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c1be9a
  2. #c7c5a4
  3. #cdcbae
  4. #d4d2b8
  5. #dad8c2
  6. #e0dfcd
  7. #e6e5d7
  8. #ecece1
  9. #f3f2eb
  10. #f9f9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c1be9a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c1be9a
  2. #bbb897
  3. #b4b295
  4. #aeab92
  5. #a7a590
  6. #a19f8d
  7. #9a998a
  8. #949388
  9. #8d8c85
  10. #878683
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bebdb0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5bb98 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6bd9b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7b9b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c3bc99 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4be9b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5bbaa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c1be9a {
  color: #c1be9a;
}
Background
.bg-c1be9a {
  background-color: #c1be9a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c1be9a {
  border: 2px solid #c1be9a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c1be9a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 193 190 154;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 24% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c1be9a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c1be9a, #b1c19a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c1be9a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(193 190 154 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 3.22 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 6.38 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.29 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 10.39 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 10.58 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 10.79 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 10.84 #3e4165 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Sage
#c1be9a  rgb(193, 190, 154)  hsl(55, 24%, 68%)  Sage
#9a9dc1  rgb(154, 157, 193)  hsl(235, 24%, 68%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#9ac1be  rgb(154, 193, 190)  hsl(175, 24%, 68%)  Opal
#be9ac1  rgb(190, 154, 193)  hsl(295, 24%, 68%)  Lilac