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#CBC297

#cbc297 ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#cbc297 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 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.43% magenta, 25.62% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 49.62°, with 33.33% saturation and 69.41% 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 11.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 3.61.

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Relative luminance0.5351

Complementary

  1. #cbc297
  2. #97a0cb

Split complementary

  1. #cbc297
  2. #97bacb
  3. #a897cb

Analogous

  1. #cba897
  2. #cbc297
  3. #bacb97

Triadic

  1. #cbc297
  2. #97cbc2
  3. #c297cb

Tetradic

  1. #cbc297
  2. #a0cb97
  3. #97a0cb
  4. #c297cb

Square

  1. #cbc297
  2. #97cba8
  3. #97a0cb
  4. #cb97ba

Monochromatic

  1. #867a43
  2. #b1a464
  3. #cbc297
  4. #e4e0ca
  5. #f8f7f1

Shades

#cbc297 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbc297
  2. #b7af88
  3. #a29b79
  4. #8e886a
  5. #7a745b
  6. #66614c
  7. #514e3c
  8. #3d3a2d
  9. #29271e
  10. #14130f
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbc297 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbc297
  2. #d0c8a1
  3. #d5ceac
  4. #dbd4b6
  5. #e0dac1
  6. #e5e1cb
  7. #eae7d5
  8. #efede0
  9. #f5f3ea
  10. #faf9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbc297 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbc297
  2. #c4bb95
  3. #bcb592
  4. #b5ae90
  5. #ada88e
  6. #a6a18c
  7. #9e9a89
  8. #979487
  9. #8f8d85
  10. #888782
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5c2b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cbbf94 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cdc398 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d3bcb6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cbc095 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ccc398 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d0beab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cbc297 {
  color: #cbc297;
}
Background
.bg-cbc297 {
  background-color: #cbc297;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbc297 {
  border: 2px solid #cbc297;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbc297;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 194 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 33% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbc297 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbc297, #bacb97);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbc297 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 194 151 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 3.61 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 4.94 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.02 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 8.64 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 8.98 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 8.98 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 9.57 #343d68 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Sage
#cbc297  rgb(203, 194, 151)  hsl(50, 33%, 69%)  Sage
#97a0cb  rgb(151, 160, 203)  hsl(230, 33%, 69%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#97cbc2  rgb(151, 203, 194)  hsl(170, 33%, 69%)  Opal
#c297cb  rgb(194, 151, 203)  hsl(290, 33%, 69%)  Wisteria