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#CACCA5

#cacca5 ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#cacca5 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 80% green and 64.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.98% cyan, 0% magenta, 19.12% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 63.08°, with 27.66% saturation and 72.35% 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 12.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 5.76.

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Relative luminance0.5846

Complementary

  1. #cacca5
  2. #a7a5cc

Split complementary

  1. #cacca5
  2. #a5b6cc
  3. #baa5cc

Analogous

  1. #ccbaa5
  2. #cacca5
  3. #b6cca5

Triadic

  1. #cacca5
  2. #a5cacc
  3. #cca5ca

Tetradic

  1. #cacca5
  2. #a5cca7
  3. #a7a5cc
  4. #cca5ca

Square

  1. #cacca5
  2. #a5ccba
  3. #a7a5cc
  4. #cca5b6

Monochromatic

  1. #878a4e
  2. #adb074
  3. #cacca5
  4. #e7e8d6
  5. #f7f8f2

Shades

#cacca5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cacca5
  2. #b6b895
  3. #a2a384
  4. #8d8f74
  5. #797a63
  6. #656653
  7. #515242
  8. #3d3d32
  9. #282921
  10. #141411
  11. #000000

Tints

#cacca5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cacca5
  2. #cfd1ae
  3. #d5d6b7
  4. #dadbc0
  5. #dfe0c9
  6. #e5e6d2
  7. #eaebdb
  8. #eff0e4
  9. #f4f5ed
  10. #fafaf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cacca5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cacca5
  2. #c3c4a1
  3. #bbbd9e
  4. #b4b59a
  5. #acae96
  6. #a5a693
  7. #9e9e8f
  8. #96978b
  9. #8f8f87
  10. #878884
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9cabc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3c8a3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d3caa6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d0c7c1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cfcaa4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cfcba6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cdc9b7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cacca5 {
  color: #cacca5;
}
Background
.bg-cacca5 {
  background-color: #cacca5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cacca5 {
  border: 2px solid #cacca5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cacca5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 204 165;
  --color-primary-hsl: 63 28% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cacca5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cacca5, #b6cca5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cacca5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 204 165 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.76 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 8.75 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 9.19 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 9.20 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 9.36 #faf0be Blond ΔE 9.78 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.35 #35335a Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Sage
#cacca5  rgb(202, 204, 165)  hsl(63, 28%, 72%)  Sage
#a7a5cc  rgb(167, 165, 204)  hsl(243, 28%, 72%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#a5cacc  rgb(165, 202, 204)  hsl(183, 28%, 72%)  Opal
#cca5ca  rgb(204, 165, 202)  hsl(303, 28%, 72%)  Lilac