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#C8CEAE

#c8ceae ≈ Sage

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#c8ceae is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 80.78% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.91% cyan, 0% magenta, 15.53% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 71.25°, with 24.62% saturation and 74.51% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 7.62.

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Relative luminance0.5948

Complementary

  1. #c8ceae
  2. #b4aece

Split complementary

  1. #c8ceae
  2. #aeb8ce
  3. #c4aece

Analogous

  1. #cec4ae
  2. #c8ceae
  3. #b8ceae

Triadic

  1. #c8ceae
  2. #aec8ce
  3. #ceaec8

Tetradic

  1. #c8ceae
  2. #aeceb4
  3. #b4aece
  4. #ceaec8

Square

  1. #c8ceae
  2. #aecec4
  3. #b4aece
  4. #ceaeb8

Monochromatic

  1. #838d56
  2. #a8b17e
  3. #c8ceae
  4. #e8ebde
  5. #f6f7f2

Shades

#c8ceae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8ceae
  2. #b4b99d
  3. #a0a58b
  4. #8c907a
  5. #787c68
  6. #646757
  7. #505246
  8. #3c3e34
  9. #282923
  10. #141511
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8ceae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8ceae
  2. #ced3b6
  3. #d3d8be
  4. #d9ddc6
  5. #dee2ce
  6. #e4e7d7
  7. #e9ebdf
  8. #eff0e7
  9. #f4f5ef
  10. #fafaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8ceae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8ceae
  2. #c1c6a9
  3. #babea5
  4. #b2b7a0
  5. #abaf9c
  6. #a4a797
  7. #9d9f92
  8. #96978e
  9. #8e9089
  10. #878885
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #caccc0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3caac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d2cbaf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cccac5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cfccad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ceccaf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #caccbc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8ceae {
  color: #c8ceae;
}
Background
.bg-c8ceae {
  background-color: #c8ceae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8ceae {
  border: 2px solid #c8ceae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8ceae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 206 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 71 25% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8ceae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8ceae, #b8ceae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8ceae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 206 174 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.62 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 9.33 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 9.34 #f5f5dc Beige ΔE 9.81 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 10.03 #f0ead6 Eggshell ΔE 10.07 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 10.18 #373151 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Sage
#c8ceae  rgb(200, 206, 174)  hsl(71, 25%, 75%)  Sage
#b4aece  rgb(180, 174, 206)  hsl(251, 25%, 75%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#aec8ce  rgb(174, 200, 206)  hsl(191, 25%, 75%)  Pastel Blue
#ceaec8  rgb(206, 174, 200)  hsl(311, 25%, 75%)  Thistle