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#C8D197

#c8d197 ≈ Sage

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#c8d197 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, 81.96% green and 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.31% cyan, 0% magenta, 27.75% yellow and 18.04% black. Its hue angle is 69.31°, with 38.67% saturation and 70.59% 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 13.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 7.27.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.6011

Complementary

  1. #c8d197
  2. #a097d1

Split complementary

  1. #c8d197
  2. #97abd1
  3. #bd97d1

Analogous

  1. #d1bd97
  2. #c8d197
  3. #abd197

Triadic

  1. #c8d197
  2. #97c8d1
  3. #d197c8

Tetradic

  1. #c8d197
  2. #97d1a0
  3. #a097d1
  4. #d197c8

Square

  1. #c8d197
  2. #97d1bd
  3. #a097d1
  4. #d197ab

Monochromatic

  1. #83903f
  2. #acba62
  3. #c8d197
  4. #e4e8cc
  5. #f8f9f1

Shades

#c8d197 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8d197
  2. #b4bc88
  3. #a0a779
  4. #8c926a
  5. #787d5b
  6. #64694c
  7. #50543c
  8. #3c3f2d
  9. #282a1e
  10. #14150f
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8d197 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8d197
  2. #ced6a1
  3. #d3daac
  4. #d9dfb6
  5. #dee3c1
  6. #e4e8cb
  7. #e9edd5
  8. #eff1e0
  9. #f4f6ea
  10. #fafaf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8d197 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8d197
  2. #c1c995
  3. #bac192
  4. #b2b990
  5. #abb18e
  6. #a4a98c
  7. #9da089
  8. #969887
  9. #8e9085
  10. #878882
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #caceb9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d9cb93 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d9cc99 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cfcac2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d3ce95 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d2ce98 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cccdb2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8d197 {
  color: #c8d197;
}
Background
.bg-c8d197 {
  background-color: #c8d197;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8d197 {
  border: 2px solid #c8d197;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8d197;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 209 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 69 39% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8d197 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8d197, #abd197);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8d197 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 209 151 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.27 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 7.41 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.65 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 8.94 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 9.20 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 9.33 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 9.71 #372e68 Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Sage
#c8d197  rgb(200, 209, 151)  hsl(69, 39%, 71%)  Sage
#a097d1  rgb(160, 151, 209)  hsl(249, 39%, 71%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#97c8d1  rgb(151, 200, 209)  hsl(189, 39%, 71%)  Light Blue
#d197c8  rgb(209, 151, 200)  hsl(309, 39%, 71%)  Plum