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#CBCC8E

#cbcc8e ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#cbcc8e is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 80% green and 55.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.49% cyan, 0% magenta, 30.39% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 60.97°, with 37.8% saturation and 67.84% 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 12.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 6.01.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.5784

Complementary

  1. #cbcc8e
  2. #8f8ecc

Split complementary

  1. #cbcc8e
  2. #8eaccc
  3. #ae8ecc

Analogous

  1. #ccae8e
  2. #cbcc8e
  3. #accc8e

Triadic

  1. #cbcc8e
  2. #8ecbcc
  3. #cc8ecb

Tetradic

  1. #cbcc8e
  2. #8ecc8f
  3. #8f8ecc
  4. #cc8ecb

Square

  1. #cbcc8e
  2. #8eccae
  3. #8f8ecc
  4. #cc8eac

Monochromatic

  1. #84853c
  2. #b3b459
  3. #cbcc8e
  4. #e3e4c3
  5. #f9f9f1

Shades

#cbcc8e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbcc8e
  2. #b7b880
  3. #a2a372
  4. #8e8f63
  5. #7a7a55
  6. #666647
  7. #515239
  8. #3d3d2b
  9. #29291c
  10. #14140e
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbcc8e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbcc8e
  2. #d0d199
  3. #d5d6a5
  4. #dbdbb0
  5. #e0e0bb
  6. #e5e6c7
  7. #eaebd2
  8. #eff0dd
  9. #f5f5e8
  10. #fafaf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbcc8e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbcc8e
  2. #c4c48d
  3. #bcbd8b
  4. #b5b58a
  5. #adae88
  6. #a6a687
  7. #9e9e86
  8. #979784
  9. #8f8f83
  10. #888881
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9cab4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6c78a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d7c990 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d4c4bc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d2c98b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d2ca8f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d0c8ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cbcc8e {
  color: #cbcc8e;
}
Background
.bg-cbcc8e {
  background-color: #cbcc8e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbcc8e {
  border: 2px solid #cbcc8e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbcc8e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 204 142;
  --color-primary-hsl: 61 38% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbcc8e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbcc8e, #accc8e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbcc8e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 204 142 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 6.01 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.43 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 7.11 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 8.05 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 8.42 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 8.53 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 8.55 #343371 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Sage
#cbcc8e  rgb(203, 204, 142)  hsl(61, 38%, 68%)  Sage
#8f8ecc  rgb(143, 142, 204)  hsl(241, 38%, 68%)  Cool Gray
#8ecbcc  rgb(142, 203, 204)  hsl(181, 38%, 68%)  Powder Blue
#cc8ecb  rgb(204, 142, 203)  hsl(301, 38%, 68%)  Plum