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#C1BE9D

#c1be9d ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#c1be9d 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 61.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.55% magenta, 18.65% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 55°, 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 11.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 4.01.

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Relative luminance0.506

Complementary

  1. #c1be9d
  2. #9da0c1

Split complementary

  1. #c1be9d
  2. #9db2c1
  3. #ac9dc1

Analogous

  1. #c1ac9d
  2. #c1be9d
  3. #b2c19d

Triadic

  1. #c1be9d
  2. #9dc1be
  3. #be9dc1

Tetradic

  1. #c1be9d
  2. #a0c19d
  3. #9da0c1
  4. #be9dc1

Square

  1. #c1be9d
  2. #9dc1ac
  3. #9da0c1
  4. #c19db2

Monochromatic

  1. #79754c
  2. #a39f6e
  3. #c1be9d
  4. #dfddcc
  5. #f7f7f3

Shades

#c1be9d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c1be9d
  2. #aeab8d
  3. #9a987e
  4. #87856e
  5. #74725e
  6. #615f4f
  7. #4d4c3f
  8. #3a392f
  9. #27261f
  10. #131310
  11. #000000

Tints

#c1be9d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c1be9d
  2. #c7c5a7
  3. #cdcbb1
  4. #d4d2ba
  5. #dad8c4
  6. #e0dfce
  7. #e6e5d8
  8. #ecece2
  9. #f3f2eb
  10. #f9f9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c1be9d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c1be9d
  2. #bbb89a
  3. #b4b297
  4. #aeab94
  5. #a7a591
  6. #a19f8f
  7. #9a998c
  8. #949389
  9. #8d8c86
  10. #878683
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bebdb1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c4bb9b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6bd9e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7b9b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c3bc9c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4be9e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4bbac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c1be9d {
  color: #c1be9d;
}
Background
.bg-c1be9d {
  background-color: #c1be9d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c1be9d {
  border: 2px solid #c1be9d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c1be9d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 193 190 157;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 23% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c1be9d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c1be9d, #b2c19d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c1be9d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(193 190 157 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 4.01 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 6.89 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 10.00 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.10 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 10.15 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 10.21 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 10.63 #3e4162 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Sage
#c1be9d  rgb(193, 190, 157)  hsl(55, 23%, 69%)  Sage
#9da0c1  rgb(157, 160, 193)  hsl(235, 23%, 69%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#9dc1be  rgb(157, 193, 190)  hsl(175, 23%, 69%)  Opal
#be9dc1  rgb(190, 157, 193)  hsl(295, 23%, 69%)  Lilac