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#C2BD8A

#c2bd8a ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#c2bd8a is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.08% red, 74.12% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.58% magenta, 28.87% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 54.64°, with 31.46% saturation and 65.1% 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 10.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 1.79.

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Relative luminance0.497

Complementary

  1. #c2bd8a
  2. #8a8fc2

Split complementary

  1. #c2bd8a
  2. #8aabc2
  3. #a18ac2

Analogous

  1. #c2a18a
  2. #c2bd8a
  3. #abc28a

Triadic

  1. #c2bd8a
  2. #8ac2bd
  3. #bd8ac2

Tetradic

  1. #c2bd8a
  2. #8fc28a
  3. #8a8fc2
  4. #bd8ac2

Square

  1. #c2bd8a
  2. #8ac2a1
  3. #8a8fc2
  4. #c28aab

Monochromatic

  1. #76713d
  2. #a8a158
  3. #c2bd8a
  4. #dcd9bc
  5. #f6f6ef

Shades

#c2bd8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c2bd8a
  2. #afaa7c
  3. #9b976e
  4. #888461
  5. #747153
  6. #615f45
  7. #4e4c37
  8. #3a3929
  9. #27261c
  10. #13130e
  11. #000000

Tints

#c2bd8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c2bd8a
  2. #c8c496
  3. #cecaa1
  4. #d4d1ad
  5. #dad7b9
  6. #e1dec5
  7. #e7e5d0
  8. #edebdc
  9. #f3f2e8
  10. #f9f8f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c2bd8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c2bd8a
  2. #bbb789
  3. #b5b188
  4. #aeab87
  5. #a8a586
  6. #a19f85
  7. #9a9884
  8. #949283
  9. #8d8c82
  10. #878681
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bebcaa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6b987 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c8bc8c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cab6b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5bb88 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6bd8b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c7b9a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c2bd8a {
  color: #c2bd8a;
}
Background
.bg-c2bd8a {
  background-color: #c2bd8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c2bd8a {
  border: 2px solid #c2bd8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c2bd8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 194 189 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 31% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c2bd8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c2bd8a, #abc28a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c2bd8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(194 189 138 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 1.79 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 4.53 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 5.51 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.80 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 10.20 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 10.35 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 10.37 #3d4275 Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Sage
#c2bd8a  rgb(194, 189, 138)  hsl(55, 31%, 65%)  Sage
#8a8fc2  rgb(138, 143, 194)  hsl(235, 31%, 65%)  Cool Gray
#8ac2bd  rgb(138, 194, 189)  hsl(175, 31%, 65%)  Opal
#bd8ac2  rgb(189, 138, 194)  hsl(295, 31%, 65%)  Wisteria