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#CBCC99

#cbcc99 ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#cbcc99 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 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.49% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 61.18°, with 33.33% saturation and 70% 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 12.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 5.22.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.5818

Complementary

  1. #cbcc99
  2. #9a99cc

Split complementary

  1. #cbcc99
  2. #99b1cc
  3. #b499cc

Analogous

  1. #ccb499
  2. #cbcc99
  3. #b1cc99

Triadic

  1. #cbcc99
  2. #99cbcc
  3. #cc99cb

Tetradic

  1. #cbcc99
  2. #99cc9a
  3. #9a99cc
  4. #cc99cb

Square

  1. #cbcc99
  2. #99ccb4
  3. #9a99cc
  4. #cc99b1

Monochromatic

  1. #878844
  2. #b1b266
  3. #cbcc99
  4. #e5e5cc
  5. #f8f8f1

Shades

#cbcc99 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbcc99
  2. #b7b88a
  3. #a2a37a
  4. #8e8f6b
  5. #7a7a5c
  6. #66664d
  7. #51523d
  8. #3d3d2e
  9. #29291f
  10. #14140f
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbcc99 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbcc99
  2. #d0d1a3
  3. #d5d6ad
  4. #dbdbb8
  5. #e0e0c2
  6. #e5e6cc
  7. #eaebd6
  8. #eff0e0
  9. #f5f5eb
  10. #fafaf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbcc99 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbcc99
  2. #c4c497
  3. #bcbd94
  4. #b5b592
  5. #adae8f
  6. #a6a68d
  7. #9e9e8a
  8. #979788
  9. #8f8f85
  10. #888883
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cacab8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d4c896 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d5ca9b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d2c6be ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d1c997 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d1cb9a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cfc8b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cbcc99 {
  color: #cbcc99;
}
Background
.bg-cbcc99 {
  background-color: #cbcc99;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbcc99 {
  border: 2px solid #cbcc99;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbcc99;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 204 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 61 33% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbcc99 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbcc99, #b1cc99);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbcc99 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 204 153 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.22 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 7.34 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.95 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 8.05 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 8.28 #faf0be Blond ΔE 9.41 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 10.03 #343366 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Sage
#cbcc99  rgb(203, 204, 153)  hsl(61, 33%, 70%)  Sage
#9a99cc  rgb(154, 153, 204)  hsl(241, 33%, 70%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#99cbcc  rgb(153, 203, 204)  hsl(181, 33%, 70%)  Powder Blue
#cc99cb  rgb(204, 153, 203)  hsl(301, 33%, 70%)  Lilac