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#CBCC9E

#cbcc9e ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#cbcc9e 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 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.49% cyan, 0% magenta, 22.55% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 61.3°, with 31.08% saturation and 70.98% 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 12.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 5.21.

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Relative luminance0.5835

Complementary

  1. #cbcc9e
  2. #9f9ecc

Split complementary

  1. #cbcc9e
  2. #9eb4cc
  3. #b69ecc

Analogous

  1. #ccb69e
  2. #cbcc9e
  3. #b4cc9e

Triadic

  1. #cbcc9e
  2. #9ecbcc
  3. #cc9ecb

Tetradic

  1. #cbcc9e
  2. #9ecc9f
  3. #9f9ecc
  4. #cc9ecb

Square

  1. #cbcc9e
  2. #9eccb6
  3. #9f9ecc
  4. #cc9eb4

Monochromatic

  1. #888948
  2. #b0b26c
  3. #cbcc9e
  4. #e6e6d0
  5. #f8f8f2

Shades

#cbcc9e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbcc9e
  2. #b7b88e
  3. #a2a37e
  4. #8e8f6f
  5. #7a7a5f
  6. #66664f
  7. #51523f
  8. #3d3d2f
  9. #292920
  10. #141410
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbcc9e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbcc9e
  2. #d0d1a8
  3. #d5d6b1
  4. #dbdbbb
  5. #e0e0c5
  6. #e5e6cf
  7. #eaebd8
  8. #eff0e2
  9. #f5f5ec
  10. #fafaf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbcc9e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbcc9e
  2. #c4c49b
  3. #bcbd98
  4. #b5b595
  5. #adae92
  6. #a6a68f
  7. #9e9e8c
  8. #979789
  9. #8f8f86
  10. #888883
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cacab9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d4c89b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d4caa0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d2c6c0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d0ca9c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d1cb9f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cfc9b3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cbcc9e {
  color: #cbcc9e;
}
Background
.bg-cbcc9e {
  background-color: #cbcc9e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbcc9e {
  border: 2px solid #cbcc9e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbcc9e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 204 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 61 31% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbcc9e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbcc9e, #b4cc9e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbcc9e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 204 158 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.21 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 7.74 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 8.31 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 8.45 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.85 #faf0be Blond ΔE 9.38 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 10.20 #343361 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Sage
#cbcc9e  rgb(203, 204, 158)  hsl(61, 31%, 71%)  Sage
#9f9ecc  rgb(159, 158, 204)  hsl(241, 31%, 71%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#9ecbcc  rgb(158, 203, 204)  hsl(181, 31%, 71%)  Powder Blue
#cc9ecb  rgb(204, 158, 203)  hsl(301, 31%, 71%)  Lilac