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#CBC290

#cbc290 ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#cbc290 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 76.08% green and 56.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.43% magenta, 29.06% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 50.85°, with 36.2% saturation and 68.04% 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 11.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 3.41.

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Relative luminance0.5329

Complementary

  1. #cbc290
  2. #9099cb

Split complementary

  1. #cbc290
  2. #90b7cb
  3. #a590cb

Analogous

  1. #cba590
  2. #cbc290
  3. #b7cb90

Triadic

  1. #cbc290
  2. #90cbc2
  3. #c290cb

Tetradic

  1. #cbc290
  2. #99cb90
  3. #9099cb
  4. #c290cb

Square

  1. #cbc290
  2. #90cba5
  3. #9099cb
  4. #cb90b7

Monochromatic

  1. #84793e
  2. #b3a55c
  3. #cbc290
  4. #e3dfc4
  5. #f8f7f1

Shades

#cbc290 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbc290
  2. #b7af82
  3. #a29b73
  4. #8e8865
  5. #7a7456
  6. #666148
  7. #514e3a
  8. #3d3a2b
  9. #29271d
  10. #14130e
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbc290 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbc290
  2. #d0c89b
  3. #d5cea6
  4. #dbd4b1
  5. #e0dabc
  6. #e5e1c8
  7. #eae7d3
  8. #efedde
  9. #f5f3e9
  10. #faf9f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbc290 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbc290
  2. #c4bb8e
  3. #bcb58d
  4. #b5ae8b
  5. #ada88a
  6. #a6a188
  7. #9e9a86
  8. #979485
  9. #8f8d83
  10. #888782
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5c1af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ccbf8d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cec392 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d4bbb5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cbc08e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cdc291 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d0bea7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cbc290 {
  color: #cbc290;
}
Background
.bg-cbc290 {
  background-color: #cbc290;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbc290 {
  border: 2px solid #cbc290;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbc290;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 194 144;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 36% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbc290 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbc290, #b7cb90);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbc290 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 194 144 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 3.41 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 4.60 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.48 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 8.64 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 9.03 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 9.07 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 9.08 #343d6f Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Sage
#cbc290  rgb(203, 194, 144)  hsl(51, 36%, 68%)  Sage
#9099cb  rgb(144, 153, 203)  hsl(231, 36%, 68%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#90cbc2  rgb(144, 203, 194)  hsl(171, 36%, 68%)  Opal
#c290cb  rgb(194, 144, 203)  hsl(291, 36%, 68%)  Wisteria