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#CFCC99

#cfcc99 ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#cfcc99 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 80% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.45% magenta, 26.09% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 56.67°, with 36% saturation and 70.59% 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 12.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 5.15.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.5875

Complementary

  1. #cfcc99
  2. #999ccf

Split complementary

  1. #cfcc99
  2. #99b7cf
  3. #b199cf

Analogous

  1. #cfb199
  2. #cfcc99
  3. #b7cf99

Triadic

  1. #cfcc99
  2. #99cfcc
  3. #cc99cf

Tetradic

  1. #cfcc99
  2. #9ccf99
  3. #999ccf
  4. #cc99cf

Square

  1. #cfcc99
  2. #99cfb1
  3. #999ccf
  4. #cf99b7

Monochromatic

  1. #8d8942
  2. #b7b265
  3. #cfcc99
  4. #e7e6cd
  5. #f8f8f1

Shades

#cfcc99 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cfcc99
  2. #bab88a
  3. #a6a37a
  4. #918f6b
  5. #7c7a5c
  6. #68664d
  7. #53523d
  8. #3e3d2e
  9. #29291f
  10. #15140f
  11. #000000

Tints

#cfcc99 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cfcc99
  2. #d4d1a3
  3. #d9d6ad
  4. #dddbb8
  5. #e2e0c2
  6. #e7e6cc
  7. #ecebd6
  8. #f1f0e0
  9. #f5f5eb
  10. #fafaf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cfcc99 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cfcc99
  2. #c7c497
  3. #bfbd94
  4. #b7b592
  5. #afae8f
  6. #a8a68d
  7. #a09e8a
  8. #989788
  9. #908f85
  10. #888883
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cccbb8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d5c896 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d7cb9b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d7c5be ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d3ca97 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d4cb9a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d4c8b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cfcc99 {
  color: #cfcc99;
}
Background
.bg-cfcc99 {
  background-color: #cfcc99;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cfcc99 {
  border: 2px solid #cfcc99;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cfcc99;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 204 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 36% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cfcc99 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cfcc99, #b7cf99);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cfcc99 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 204 153 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.15 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 6.88 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 7.20 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 7.57 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.78 #faf0be Blond ΔE 8.81 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 9.29 #303366 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Sage
#cfcc99  rgb(207, 204, 153)  hsl(57, 36%, 71%)  Sage
#999ccf  rgb(153, 156, 207)  hsl(237, 36%, 71%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#99cfcc  rgb(153, 207, 204)  hsl(177, 36%, 71%)  Powder Blue
#cc99cf  rgb(204, 153, 207)  hsl(297, 36%, 71%)  Plum