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#C8BF93

#c8bf93 ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#c8bf93 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 74.9% green and 57.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.5% magenta, 26.5% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 49.81°, with 32.52% saturation and 68.04% 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 11.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 2.91.

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Relative luminance0.5165

Complementary

  1. #c8bf93
  2. #939cc8

Split complementary

  1. #c8bf93
  2. #93b7c8
  3. #a493c8

Analogous

  1. #c8a493
  2. #c8bf93
  3. #b7c893

Triadic

  1. #c8bf93
  2. #93c8bf
  3. #bf93c8

Tetradic

  1. #c8bf93
  2. #9cc893
  3. #939cc8
  4. #bf93c8

Square

  1. #c8bf93
  2. #93c8a4
  3. #939cc8
  4. #c893b7

Monochromatic

  1. #817641
  2. #aea160
  3. #c8bf93
  4. #e2ddc6
  5. #f8f7f1

Shades

#c8bf93 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8bf93
  2. #b4ac84
  3. #a09976
  4. #8c8667
  5. #787358
  6. #64604a
  7. #504c3b
  8. #3c392c
  9. #28261d
  10. #14130f
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8bf93 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8bf93
  2. #cec59e
  3. #d3cca9
  4. #d9d2b3
  5. #ded9be
  6. #e4dfc9
  7. #e9e5d4
  8. #efecdf
  9. #f4f2e9
  10. #faf9f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8bf93 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8bf93
  2. #c1b991
  3. #bab28f
  4. #b2ac8d
  5. #aba68b
  6. #a4a08a
  7. #9d9988
  8. #969386
  9. #8e8d84
  10. #878682
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c2bfaf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8bc90 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbc094 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d0b9b3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c8bd91 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cabf94 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cdbba7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8bf93 {
  color: #c8bf93;
}
Background
.bg-c8bf93 {
  background-color: #c8bf93;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8bf93 {
  border: 2px solid #c8bf93;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8bf93;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 191 147;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 33% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8bf93 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8bf93, #b7c893);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8bf93 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 191 147 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 2.91 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 4.24 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.46 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 8.50 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 9.63 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 9.66 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 9.78 #37406c Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Sage
#c8bf93  rgb(200, 191, 147)  hsl(50, 33%, 68%)  Sage
#939cc8  rgb(147, 156, 200)  hsl(230, 33%, 68%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#93c8bf  rgb(147, 200, 191)  hsl(170, 33%, 68%)  Opal
#bf93c8  rgb(191, 147, 200)  hsl(290, 33%, 68%)  Wisteria