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#C1BE9C

#c1be9c ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#c1be9c 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 61.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.55% magenta, 19.17% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 55.14°, 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 11.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 3.74.

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Relative luminance0.5056

Complementary

  1. #c1be9c
  2. #9c9fc1

Split complementary

  1. #c1be9c
  2. #9cb1c1
  3. #ab9cc1

Analogous

  1. #c1ab9c
  2. #c1be9c
  3. #b1c19c

Triadic

  1. #c1be9c
  2. #9cc1be
  3. #be9cc1

Tetradic

  1. #c1be9c
  2. #9fc19c
  3. #9c9fc1
  4. #be9cc1

Square

  1. #c1be9c
  2. #9cc1ab
  3. #9c9fc1
  4. #c19cb1

Monochromatic

  1. #79754b
  2. #a49f6d
  3. #c1be9c
  4. #deddcb
  5. #f7f7f2

Shades

#c1be9c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c1be9c
  2. #aeab8c
  3. #9a987d
  4. #87856d
  5. #74725e
  6. #615f4e
  7. #4d4c3e
  8. #3a392f
  9. #27261f
  10. #131310
  11. #000000

Tints

#c1be9c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c1be9c
  2. #c7c5a6
  3. #cdcbb0
  4. #d4d2ba
  5. #dad8c4
  6. #e0dfce
  7. #e6e5d7
  8. #ecece1
  9. #f3f2eb
  10. #f9f9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c1be9c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c1be9c
  2. #bbb899
  3. #b4b296
  4. #aeab94
  5. #a7a591
  6. #a19f8e
  7. #9a998b
  8. #949388
  9. #8d8c86
  10. #878683
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bebdb0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c4bb9a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6bd9d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7b9b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c3bc9b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4be9d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5bbab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c1be9c {
  color: #c1be9c;
}
Background
.bg-c1be9c {
  background-color: #c1be9c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c1be9c {
  border: 2px solid #c1be9c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c1be9c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 193 190 156;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 23% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c1be9c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c1be9c, #b1c19c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c1be9c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(193 190 156 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 3.74 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 6.71 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.82 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 10.12 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 10.38 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 10.40 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 10.61 #3e4163 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Sage
#c1be9c  rgb(193, 190, 156)  hsl(55, 23%, 68%)  Sage
#9c9fc1  rgb(156, 159, 193)  hsl(235, 23%, 68%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#9cc1be  rgb(156, 193, 190)  hsl(175, 23%, 68%)  Opal
#be9cc1  rgb(190, 156, 193)  hsl(295, 23%, 68%)  Lilac