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#CAC8A4

#cac8a4 ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#cac8a4 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 78.43% green and 64.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.99% magenta, 18.81% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 56.84°, with 26.39% saturation and 71.76% 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 12.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 5.1.

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Relative luminance0.5655

Complementary

  1. #cac8a4
  2. #a4a6ca

Split complementary

  1. #cac8a4
  2. #a4b9ca
  3. #b5a4ca

Analogous

  1. #cab5a4
  2. #cac8a4
  3. #b9caa4

Triadic

  1. #cac8a4
  2. #a4cac8
  3. #c8a4ca

Tetradic

  1. #cac8a4
  2. #a6caa4
  3. #a4a6ca
  4. #c8a4ca

Square

  1. #cac8a4
  2. #a4cab5
  3. #a4a6ca
  4. #caa4b9

Monochromatic

  1. #87844e
  2. #aeab74
  3. #cac8a4
  4. #e6e5d4
  5. #f7f7f2

Shades

#cac8a4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cac8a4
  2. #b6b494
  3. #a2a083
  4. #8d8c73
  5. #797862
  6. #656452
  7. #515042
  8. #3d3c31
  9. #282821
  10. #141410
  11. #000000

Tints

#cac8a4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cac8a4
  2. #cfcead
  3. #d5d3b6
  4. #dad9bf
  5. #dfdec8
  6. #e5e4d2
  7. #eae9db
  8. #efefe4
  9. #f4f4ed
  10. #fafaf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cac8a4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cac8a4
  2. #c3c1a0
  3. #bbba9d
  4. #b4b299
  5. #acab96
  6. #a5a492
  7. #9e9d8e
  8. #96968b
  9. #8f8e87
  10. #878784
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8c7b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfc5a2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d0c7a5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d0c3be ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cdc6a3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cec7a5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cec5b4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cac8a4 {
  color: #cac8a4;
}
Background
.bg-cac8a4 {
  background-color: #cac8a4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cac8a4 {
  border: 2px solid #cac8a4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cac8a4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 200 164;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 26% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cac8a4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cac8a4, #b9caa4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cac8a4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 200 164 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.10 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 8.05 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 8.56 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 9.39 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 9.44 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 9.50 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 9.96 #35375b Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Sage
#cac8a4  rgb(202, 200, 164)  hsl(57, 26%, 72%)  Sage
#a4a6ca  rgb(164, 166, 202)  hsl(237, 26%, 72%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#a4cac8  rgb(164, 202, 200)  hsl(177, 26%, 72%)  Opal
#c8a4ca  rgb(200, 164, 202)  hsl(297, 26%, 72%)  Lilac