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#CCCCAE

#ccccae ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#ccccae is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 80% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 14.71% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 22.73% saturation and 74.12% 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 12.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 7.06.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.5908

Complementary

  1. #ccccae
  2. #aeaecc

Split complementary

  1. #ccccae
  2. #aebdcc
  3. #bdaecc

Analogous

  1. #ccbdae
  2. #ccccae
  3. #bdccae

Triadic

  1. #ccccae
  2. #aecccc
  3. #ccaecc

Tetradic

  1. #ccccae
  2. #aeccae
  3. #aeaecc
  4. #ccaecc

Square

  1. #ccccae
  2. #aeccbd
  3. #aeaecc
  4. #ccaebd

Monochromatic

  1. #8a8a57
  2. #aeae7f
  3. #ccccae
  4. #eaeadd
  5. #f7f7f2

Shades

#ccccae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ccccae
  2. #b8b89d
  3. #a3a38b
  4. #8f8f7a
  5. #7a7a68
  6. #666657
  7. #525246
  8. #3d3d34
  9. #292923
  10. #141411
  11. #000000

Tints

#ccccae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ccccae
  2. #d1d1b6
  3. #d6d6be
  4. #dbdbc6
  5. #e0e0ce
  6. #e6e6d7
  7. #ebebdf
  8. #f0f0e7
  9. #f5f5ef
  10. #fafaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ccccae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ccccae
  2. #c4c4a9
  3. #bdbda5
  4. #b5b5a0
  5. #aeae9c
  6. #a6a697
  7. #9e9e92
  8. #97978e
  9. #8f8f89
  10. #888885
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbcbbf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d1c9ac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d2cbaf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d1c8c4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cfcaad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d0cbaf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cfcabb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ccccae {
  color: #ccccae;
}
Background
.bg-ccccae {
  background-color: #ccccae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ccccae {
  border: 2px solid #ccccae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ccccae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 204 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 23% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ccccae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ccccae, #bdccae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ccccae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 204 174 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.06 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 7.52 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 8.08 #f0ead6 Eggshell ΔE 8.80 #f5f5dc Beige ΔE 9.47 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 9.52 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 9.98 #333351 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Sage
#ccccae  rgb(204, 204, 174)  hsl(60, 23%, 74%)  Sage
#aeaecc  rgb(174, 174, 204)  hsl(240, 23%, 74%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#aecccc  rgb(174, 204, 204)  hsl(180, 23%, 74%)  Opal
#ccaecc  rgb(204, 174, 204)  hsl(300, 23%, 74%)  Lilac