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#C8BB9F

#c8bb9f ≈ Tan

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#c8bb9f is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 73.33% green and 62.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.5% magenta, 20.5% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 40.98°, with 27.15% saturation and 70.39% 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 11.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Tan (#d2b48c), ΔE 6.57.

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Relative luminance0.5032

Complementary

  1. #c8bb9f
  2. #9facc8

Split complementary

  1. #c8bb9f
  2. #9fc0c8
  3. #a69fc8

Analogous

  1. #c8a69f
  2. #c8bb9f
  3. #c0c89f

Triadic

  1. #c8bb9f
  2. #9fc8bb
  3. #bb9fc8

Tetradic

  1. #c8bb9f
  2. #acc89f
  3. #9facc8
  4. #bb9fc8

Square

  1. #c8bb9f
  2. #9fc8a6
  3. #9facc8
  4. #c89fc0

Monochromatic

  1. #83714b
  2. #ac996e
  3. #c8bb9f
  4. #e4ddd0
  5. #f8f6f2

Shades

#c8bb9f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8bb9f
  2. #b4a88f
  3. #a0967f
  4. #8c836f
  5. #78705f
  6. #645e50
  7. #504b40
  8. #3c3830
  9. #282520
  10. #141310
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8bb9f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8bb9f
  2. #cec2a9
  3. #d3c9b2
  4. #d9cfbc
  5. #ded6c5
  6. #e4ddcf
  7. #e9e4d9
  8. #efebe2
  9. #f4f1ec
  10. #faf8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8bb9f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8bb9f
  2. #c1b59c
  3. #baaf99
  4. #b2a996
  5. #aba393
  6. #a49e90
  7. #9d988c
  8. #969289
  9. #8e8c86
  10. #878683
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1bcb1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c2ba9d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c5bea0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cfb6b3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c4ba9e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6bd9f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ccb8ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8bb9f {
  color: #c8bb9f;
}
Background
.bg-c8bb9f {
  background-color: #c8bb9f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8bb9f {
  border: 2px solid #c8bb9f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8bb9f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 187 159;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 27% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8bb9f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8bb9f, #c0c89f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8bb9f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 187 159 / 0.35);
}

#d2b48c Tan ΔE 6.57 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 6.67 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.22 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 8.55 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 8.95 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 9.02 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 9.89 #374460 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Tan
#c8bb9f  rgb(200, 187, 159)  hsl(41, 27%, 70%)  Tan
#9facc8  rgb(159, 172, 200)  hsl(221, 27%, 70%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#9fc8bb  rgb(159, 200, 187)  hsl(161, 27%, 70%)  Opal
#bb9fc8  rgb(187, 159, 200)  hsl(281, 27%, 70%)  Lilac