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#CBCBAE

#cbcbae ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#cbcbae is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 79.61% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 14.29% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 21.8% saturation and 73.92% 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 12.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 7.09.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.5846

Complementary

  1. #cbcbae
  2. #aeaecb

Split complementary

  1. #cbcbae
  2. #aebccb
  3. #bcaecb

Analogous

  1. #cbbcae
  2. #cbcbae
  3. #bccbae

Triadic

  1. #cbcbae
  2. #aecbcb
  3. #cbaecb

Tetradic

  1. #cbcbae
  2. #aecbae
  3. #aeaecb
  4. #cbaecb

Square

  1. #cbcbae
  2. #aecbbc
  3. #aeaecb
  4. #cbaebc

Monochromatic

  1. #888858
  2. #adad7f
  3. #cbcbae
  4. #e9e9dd
  5. #f7f7f3

Shades

#cbcbae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbcbae
  2. #b7b79d
  3. #a2a28b
  4. #8e8e7a
  5. #7a7a68
  6. #666657
  7. #515146
  8. #3d3d34
  9. #292923
  10. #141411
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbcbae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbcbae
  2. #d0d0b6
  3. #d5d5be
  4. #dbdbc6
  5. #e0e0ce
  6. #e5e5d7
  7. #eaeadf
  8. #efefe7
  9. #f5f5ef
  10. #fafaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbcbae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbcbae
  2. #c4c4a9
  3. #bcbca5
  4. #b5b5a0
  5. #adad9c
  6. #a6a697
  7. #9e9e92
  8. #97978e
  9. #8f8f89
  10. #888885
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cacabf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d0c8ac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d1caaf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d0c7c3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cec9ad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cfcaaf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cec9bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cbcbae {
  color: #cbcbae;
}
Background
.bg-cbcbae {
  background-color: #cbcbae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbcbae {
  border: 2px solid #cbcbae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbcbae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 203 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 22% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbcbae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbcbae, #bccbae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbcbae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 203 174 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.09 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 7.57 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 7.99 #f0ead6 Eggshell ΔE 8.86 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 9.20 #f5f5dc Beige ΔE 9.64 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 9.99 #343451 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Sage
#cbcbae  rgb(203, 203, 174)  hsl(60, 22%, 74%)  Sage
#aeaecb  rgb(174, 174, 203)  hsl(240, 22%, 74%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#aecbcb  rgb(174, 203, 203)  hsl(180, 22%, 74%)  Opal
#cbaecb  rgb(203, 174, 203)  hsl(300, 22%, 74%)  Lilac