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#C8C19A

#c8c19a ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#c8c19a is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 75.69% green and 60.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.5% magenta, 23% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 50.87°, with 29.49% saturation and 69.41% 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 11.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 3.51.

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Relative luminance0.5275

Complementary

  1. #c8c19a
  2. #9aa1c8

Split complementary

  1. #c8c19a
  2. #9ab8c8
  3. #aa9ac8

Analogous

  1. #c8aa9a
  2. #c8c19a
  3. #b8c89a

Triadic

  1. #c8c19a
  2. #9ac8c1
  3. #c19ac8

Tetradic

  1. #c8c19a
  2. #a1c89a
  3. #9aa1c8
  4. #c19ac8

Square

  1. #c8c19a
  2. #9ac8aa
  3. #9aa1c8
  4. #c89ab8

Monochromatic

  1. #827947
  2. #ada368
  3. #c8c19a
  4. #e3dfcc
  5. #f8f7f2

Shades

#c8c19a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8c19a
  2. #b4ae8b
  3. #a09a7b
  4. #8c876c
  5. #78745c
  6. #64614d
  7. #504d3e
  8. #3c3a2e
  9. #28271f
  10. #14130f
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8c19a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8c19a
  2. #cec7a4
  3. #d3cdae
  4. #d9d4b8
  5. #dedac2
  6. #e4e0cd
  7. #e9e6d7
  8. #efece1
  9. #f4f3eb
  10. #faf9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8c19a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8c19a
  2. #c1bb97
  3. #bab495
  4. #b2ae92
  5. #aba790
  6. #a4a18d
  7. #9d9a8a
  8. #969488
  9. #8e8d85
  10. #878783
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3c0b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c9be98 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbc19b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cfbbb6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c9bf99 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cac19b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ccbeac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8c19a {
  color: #c8c19a;
}
Background
.bg-c8c19a {
  background-color: #c8c19a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8c19a {
  border: 2px solid #c8c19a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8c19a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 193 154;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 29% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8c19a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8c19a, #b8c89a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8c19a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 193 154 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 3.51 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 5.51 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.78 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 9.17 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 9.47 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 9.63 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 9.77 #373e65 Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Sage
#c8c19a  rgb(200, 193, 154)  hsl(51, 29%, 69%)  Sage
#9aa1c8  rgb(154, 161, 200)  hsl(231, 29%, 69%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#9ac8c1  rgb(154, 200, 193)  hsl(171, 29%, 69%)  Opal
#c19ac8  rgb(193, 154, 200)  hsl(291, 29%, 69%)  Lilac