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#CDC389

#cdc389 ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cdc389 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 76.47% green and 53.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.88% magenta, 33.17% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 51.18°, with 40.48% saturation and 67.06% 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 11.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 4.47.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.5382

Complementary

  1. #cdc389
  2. #8993cd

Split complementary

  1. #cdc389
  2. #89b5cd
  3. #a189cd

Analogous

  1. #cda189
  2. #cdc389
  3. #b5cd89

Triadic

  1. #cdc389
  2. #89cdc3
  3. #c389cd

Tetradic

  1. #cdc389
  2. #93cd89
  3. #8993cd
  4. #c389cd

Square

  1. #cdc389
  2. #89cda1
  3. #8993cd
  4. #cd89b5

Monochromatic

  1. #857a38
  2. #b6a853
  3. #cdc389
  4. #e4debf
  5. #f9f8f1

Shades

#cdc389 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdc389
  2. #b9b07b
  3. #a49c6e
  4. #908960
  5. #7b7552
  6. #676245
  7. #524e37
  8. #3e3b29
  9. #29271b
  10. #15140e
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdc389 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdc389
  2. #d2c995
  3. #d7cfa1
  4. #dcd5ac
  5. #e1dbb8
  6. #e6e1c4
  7. #ebe7d0
  8. #f0eddc
  9. #f5f3e7
  10. #faf9f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdc389 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdc389
  2. #c5bc88
  3. #beb687
  4. #b6af86
  5. #aea885
  6. #a7a285
  7. #9f9b84
  8. #979483
  9. #8f8d82
  10. #888781
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6c2ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cebf85 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d1c48b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d7bbb4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cec187 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cfc38a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d3bea5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdc389 {
  color: #cdc389;
}
Background
.bg-cdc389 {
  background-color: #cdc389;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdc389 {
  border: 2px solid #cdc389;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdc389;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 195 137;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 40% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdc389 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdc389, #b5cd89);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdc389 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 195 137 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 4.47 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 4.97 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 5.25 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.68 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 8.29 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 8.48 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 8.58 #323c76 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Sage
#cdc389  rgb(205, 195, 137)  hsl(51, 40%, 67%)  Sage
#8993cd  rgb(137, 147, 205)  hsl(231, 40%, 67%)  Cool Gray
#89cdc3  rgb(137, 205, 195)  hsl(171, 40%, 67%)  Medium Turquoise
#c389cd  rgb(195, 137, 205)  hsl(291, 40%, 67%)  Wisteria