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#C3BD87

#c3bd87 ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#c3bd87 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.47% red, 74.12% green and 52.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.08% magenta, 30.77% yellow and 23.53% black. Its hue angle is 54°, with 33.33% saturation and 64.71% 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 10.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 2.37.

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Relative luminance0.4975

Complementary

  1. #c3bd87
  2. #878dc3

Split complementary

  1. #c3bd87
  2. #87abc3
  3. #9f87c3

Analogous

  1. #c39f87
  2. #c3bd87
  3. #abc387

Triadic

  1. #c3bd87
  2. #87c3bd
  3. #bd87c3

Tetradic

  1. #c3bd87
  2. #8dc387
  3. #878dc3
  4. #bd87c3

Square

  1. #c3bd87
  2. #87c39f
  3. #878dc3
  4. #c387ab

Monochromatic

  1. #76703b
  2. #a9a155
  3. #c3bd87
  4. #ddd9ba
  5. #f6f5ed

Shades

#c3bd87 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c3bd87
  2. #b0aa7a
  3. #9c976c
  4. #89845f
  5. #757151
  6. #625f44
  7. #4e4c36
  8. #3b3929
  9. #27261b
  10. #14130e
  11. #000000

Tints

#c3bd87 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c3bd87
  2. #c9c493
  3. #cfca9f
  4. #d5d1ab
  5. #dbd7b7
  6. #e1dec3
  7. #e7e5cf
  8. #edebdb
  9. #f3f2e7
  10. #f9f8f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c3bd87 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c3bd87
  2. #bcb786
  3. #b6b186
  4. #afab85
  5. #a8a584
  6. #a29f84
  7. #9b9883
  8. #949282
  9. #8d8c81
  10. #878681
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bebca9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7b983 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c9bd89 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ccb6af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5bb85 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c7bd88 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8b9a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c3bd87 {
  color: #c3bd87;
}
Background
.bg-c3bd87 {
  background-color: #c3bd87;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c3bd87 {
  border: 2px solid #c3bd87;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c3bd87;
  --color-primary-rgb: 195 189 135;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 33% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c3bd87 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c3bd87, #abc387);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c3bd87 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(195 189 135 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 2.37 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 4.35 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 4.85 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.10 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 10.09 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 10.20 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 10.25 #3c4278 Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Sage
#c3bd87  rgb(195, 189, 135)  hsl(54, 33%, 65%)  Sage
#878dc3  rgb(135, 141, 195)  hsl(234, 33%, 65%)  Cool Gray
#87c3bd  rgb(135, 195, 189)  hsl(174, 33%, 65%)  Opal
#bd87c3  rgb(189, 135, 195)  hsl(294, 33%, 65%)  Wisteria