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#CBCCA3

#cbcca3 ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#cbcca3 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 63.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.49% cyan, 0% magenta, 20.1% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 61.46°, with 28.67% saturation and 71.96% 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 12.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 5.48.

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Relative luminance0.5853

Complementary

  1. #cbcca3
  2. #a4a3cc

Split complementary

  1. #cbcca3
  2. #a3b7cc
  3. #b8a3cc

Analogous

  1. #ccb8a3
  2. #cbcca3
  3. #b7cca3

Triadic

  1. #cbcca3
  2. #a3cbcc
  3. #cca3cb

Tetradic

  1. #cbcca3
  2. #a3cca4
  3. #a4a3cc
  4. #cca3cb

Square

  1. #cbcca3
  2. #a3ccb8
  3. #a4a3cc
  4. #cca3b7

Monochromatic

  1. #888a4c
  2. #afb172
  3. #cbcca3
  4. #e7e7d4
  5. #f8f8f2

Shades

#cbcca3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbcca3
  2. #b7b893
  3. #a2a382
  4. #8e8f72
  5. #7a7a62
  6. #666652
  7. #515241
  8. #3d3d31
  9. #292921
  10. #141410
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbcca3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbcca3
  2. #d0d1ac
  3. #d5d6b5
  4. #dbdbbf
  5. #e0e0c8
  6. #e5e6d1
  7. #eaebda
  8. #eff0e3
  9. #f5f5ed
  10. #fafaf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbcca3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbcca3
  2. #c4c4a0
  3. #bcbd9c
  4. #b5b599
  5. #adae95
  6. #a6a692
  7. #9e9e8e
  8. #97978b
  9. #8f8f87
  10. #888884
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cacabb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3c8a0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d4caa4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d1c7c1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d0caa2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d0cba4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cfc9b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cbcca3 {
  color: #cbcca3;
}
Background
.bg-cbcca3 {
  background-color: #cbcca3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbcca3 {
  border: 2px solid #cbcca3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbcca3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 204 163;
  --color-primary-hsl: 61 29% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbcca3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbcca3, #b7cca3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbcca3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 204 163 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.48 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 8.32 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 8.74 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 8.80 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 9.41 #faf0be Blond ΔE 9.50 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.85 #34335c Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Sage
#cbcca3  rgb(203, 204, 163)  hsl(61, 29%, 72%)  Sage
#a4a3cc  rgb(164, 163, 204)  hsl(241, 29%, 72%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#a3cbcc  rgb(163, 203, 204)  hsl(181, 29%, 72%)  Opal
#cca3cb  rgb(204, 163, 203)  hsl(301, 29%, 72%)  Lilac