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#CBC09F

#cbc09f ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#cbc09f is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 75.29% green and 62.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.42% magenta, 21.67% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 45°, with 29.73% saturation and 70.98% 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 11.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 5.63.

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Relative luminance0.529

Complementary

  1. #cbc09f
  2. #9faacb

Split complementary

  1. #cbc09f
  2. #9fc0cb
  3. #aa9fcb

Analogous

  1. #cbaa9f
  2. #cbc09f
  3. #c0cb9f

Triadic

  1. #cbc09f
  2. #9fcbc0
  3. #c09fcb

Tetradic

  1. #cbc09f
  2. #aacb9f
  3. #9faacb
  4. #c09fcb

Square

  1. #cbc09f
  2. #9fcbaa
  3. #9faacb
  4. #cb9fc0

Monochromatic

  1. #887849
  2. #b09f6d
  3. #cbc09f
  4. #e6e1d1
  5. #f8f6f2

Shades

#cbc09f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbc09f
  2. #b7ad8f
  3. #a29a7f
  4. #8e866f
  5. #7a735f
  6. #666050
  7. #514d40
  8. #3d3a30
  9. #292620
  10. #141310
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbc09f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbc09f
  2. #d0c6a9
  3. #d5cdb2
  4. #dbd3bc
  5. #e0d9c5
  6. #e5e0cf
  7. #eae6d9
  8. #efece2
  9. #f5f2ec
  10. #faf9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbc09f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbc09f
  2. #c4ba9c
  3. #bcb399
  4. #b5ad96
  5. #ada693
  6. #a6a090
  7. #9e9a8c
  8. #979389
  9. #8f8d86
  10. #888683
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5c0b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8be9d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbc2a0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d2bbb7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c9bf9e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cbc1a0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cfbdae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cbc09f {
  color: #cbc09f;
}
Background
.bg-cbc09f {
  background-color: #cbc09f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbc09f {
  border: 2px solid #cbc09f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbc09f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 192 159;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 30% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbc09f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbc09f, #c0cb9f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbc09f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 192 159 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.63 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 5.99 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 7.50 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 8.32 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 8.54 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 8.85 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 9.32 #343f60 Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Sage
#cbc09f  rgb(203, 192, 159)  hsl(45, 30%, 71%)  Sage
#9faacb  rgb(159, 170, 203)  hsl(225, 30%, 71%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#9fcbc0  rgb(159, 203, 192)  hsl(165, 30%, 71%)  Opal
#c09fcb  rgb(192, 159, 203)  hsl(285, 30%, 71%)  Lilac