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#CBC196

#cbc196 ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#cbc196 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 75.69% green and 58.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.93% magenta, 26.11% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 48.68°, with 33.76% saturation and 69.22% 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 11.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 3.66.

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Relative luminance0.5304

Complementary

  1. #cbc196
  2. #96a0cb

Split complementary

  1. #cbc196
  2. #96bbcb
  3. #a796cb

Analogous

  1. #cba796
  2. #cbc196
  3. #bbcb96

Triadic

  1. #cbc196
  2. #96cbc1
  3. #c196cb

Tetradic

  1. #cbc196
  2. #a0cb96
  3. #96a0cb
  4. #c196cb

Square

  1. #cbc196
  2. #96cba7
  3. #96a0cb
  4. #cb96bb

Monochromatic

  1. #867942
  2. #b2a363
  3. #cbc196
  4. #e4dfc9
  5. #f8f7f1

Shades

#cbc196 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbc196
  2. #b7ae87
  3. #a29a78
  4. #8e8769
  5. #7a745a
  6. #66614b
  7. #514d3c
  8. #3d3a2d
  9. #29271e
  10. #14130f
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbc196 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbc196
  2. #d0c7a1
  3. #d5cdab
  4. #dbd4b6
  5. #e0dac0
  6. #e5e0cb
  7. #eae6d5
  8. #efece0
  9. #f5f3ea
  10. #faf9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbc196 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbc196
  2. #c4bb94
  3. #bcb492
  4. #b5ae8f
  5. #ada78d
  6. #a6a18b
  7. #9e9a89
  8. #979487
  9. #8f8d84
  10. #888782
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5c1b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cabe93 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cdc297 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d3bbb5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cac094 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ccc297 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d0bdaa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cbc196 {
  color: #cbc196;
}
Background
.bg-cbc196 {
  background-color: #cbc196;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbc196 {
  border: 2px solid #cbc196;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbc196;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 193 150;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 34% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbc196 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbc196, #bbcb96);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbc196 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 193 150 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 3.66 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 4.61 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.99 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 8.22 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 8.94 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 9.13 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 9.45 #343e69 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Sage
#cbc196  rgb(203, 193, 150)  hsl(49, 34%, 69%)  Sage
#96a0cb  rgb(150, 160, 203)  hsl(229, 34%, 69%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#96cbc1  rgb(150, 203, 193)  hsl(169, 34%, 69%)  Opal
#c196cb  rgb(193, 150, 203)  hsl(289, 34%, 69%)  Wisteria