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#C7BC97

#c7bc97 ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#c7bc97 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.04% red, 73.73% green and 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.53% magenta, 24.12% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 46.25°, with 30% 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 11.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 4.21.

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Relative luminance0.5034

Complementary

  1. #c7bc97
  2. #97a2c7

Split complementary

  1. #c7bc97
  2. #97bac7
  3. #a497c7

Analogous

  1. #c7a497
  2. #c7bc97
  3. #bac797

Triadic

  1. #c7bc97
  2. #97c7bc
  3. #bc97c7

Tetradic

  1. #c7bc97
  2. #a2c797
  3. #97a2c7
  4. #bc97c7

Square

  1. #c7bc97
  2. #97c7a4
  3. #97a2c7
  4. #c797ba

Monochromatic

  1. #807345
  2. #ac9c65
  3. #c7bc97
  4. #e2dcc9
  5. #f8f6f2

Shades

#c7bc97 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c7bc97
  2. #b3a988
  3. #9f9679
  4. #8b846a
  5. #77715b
  6. #645e4c
  7. #504b3c
  8. #3c382d
  9. #28261e
  10. #14130f
  11. #000000

Tints

#c7bc97 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c7bc97
  2. #cdc3a1
  3. #d2c9ac
  4. #d8d0b6
  5. #ddd7c1
  6. #e3decb
  7. #e9e4d5
  8. #eeebe0
  9. #f4f2ea
  10. #f9f8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c7bc97 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c7bc97
  2. #c0b695
  3. #b9b092
  4. #b2aa90
  5. #aba48e
  6. #a49e8c
  7. #9c9889
  8. #959287
  9. #8e8c85
  10. #878682
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1bcae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c4ba95 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c7be98 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cfb6b2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5bb96 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c7bd98 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ccb9a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c7bc97 {
  color: #c7bc97;
}
Background
.bg-c7bc97 {
  background-color: #c7bc97;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c7bc97 {
  border: 2px solid #c7bc97;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c7bc97;
  --color-primary-rgb: 199 188 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 30% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c7bc97 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c7bc97, #bac797);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c7bc97 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(199 188 151 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 4.21 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 4.47 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 7.30 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 9.10 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.17 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 9.70 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 9.82 #384368 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Sage
#c7bc97  rgb(199, 188, 151)  hsl(46, 30%, 69%)  Sage
#97a2c7  rgb(151, 162, 199)  hsl(226, 30%, 69%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#97c7bc  rgb(151, 199, 188)  hsl(166, 30%, 69%)  Opal
#bc97c7  rgb(188, 151, 199)  hsl(286, 30%, 69%)  Wisteria