ColorTool
Log in
#CBC689

#cbc689 ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#cbc689 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 77.65% green and 53.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.46% magenta, 32.51% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 55.45°, with 38.82% saturation and 66.67% 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 11.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 4.82.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#cccc99
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.5489

Complementary

  1. #cbc689
  2. #898ecb

Split complementary

  1. #cbc689
  2. #89afcb
  3. #a589cb

Analogous

  1. #cba589
  2. #cbc689
  3. #afcb89

Triadic

  1. #cbc689
  2. #89cbc6
  3. #c689cb

Tetradic

  1. #cbc689
  2. #8ecb89
  3. #898ecb
  4. #c689cb

Square

  1. #cbc689
  2. #89cba5
  3. #898ecb
  4. #cb89af

Monochromatic

  1. #827c39
  2. #b4ac54
  3. #cbc689
  4. #e2e0be
  5. #f9f8f1

Shades

#cbc689 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbc689
  2. #b7b27b
  3. #a29e6e
  4. #8e8b60
  5. #7a7752
  6. #666345
  7. #514f37
  8. #3d3b29
  9. #29281b
  10. #14140e
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbc689 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbc689
  2. #d0cc95
  3. #d5d1a1
  4. #dbd7ac
  5. #e0ddb8
  6. #e5e3c4
  7. #eae8d0
  8. #efeedc
  9. #f5f4e7
  10. #faf9f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbc689 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbc689
  2. #c4bf88
  3. #bcb887
  4. #b5b186
  5. #adaa85
  6. #a6a385
  7. #9e9c84
  8. #979583
  9. #8f8e82
  10. #888781
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c7c5af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d0c285 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d3c58b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d4beb6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cec386 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d0c58a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d1c1a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-cbc689 {
  color: #cbc689;
}
Background
.bg-cbc689 {
  background-color: #cbc689;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbc689 {
  border: 2px solid #cbc689;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbc689;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 198 137;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 39% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbc689 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbc689, #afcb89);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbc689 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 198 137 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 4.82 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 5.10 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 6.40 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 7.99 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.16 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 8.26 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 8.31 #343976 Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Sage
#cbc689  rgb(203, 198, 137)  hsl(55, 39%, 67%)  Sage
#898ecb  rgb(137, 142, 203)  hsl(235, 39%, 67%)  Cool Gray
#89cbc6  rgb(137, 203, 198)  hsl(175, 39%, 67%)  Medium Turquoise
#c689cb  rgb(198, 137, 203)  hsl(295, 39%, 67%)  Wisteria