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#C8C19C

#c8c19c ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#c8c19c is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 75.69% green and 61.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.5% magenta, 22% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 50.45°, with 28.57% saturation and 69.8% 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 11.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 3.9.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.5282

Complementary

  1. #c8c19c
  2. #9ca3c8

Split complementary

  1. #c8c19c
  2. #9cb9c8
  3. #ab9cc8

Analogous

  1. #c8ab9c
  2. #c8c19c
  3. #b9c89c

Triadic

  1. #c8c19c
  2. #9cc8c1
  3. #c19cc8

Tetradic

  1. #c8c19c
  2. #a3c89c
  3. #9ca3c8
  4. #c19cc8

Square

  1. #c8c19c
  2. #9cc8ab
  3. #9ca3c8
  4. #c89cb9

Monochromatic

  1. #827948
  2. #ada26b
  3. #c8c19c
  4. #e3e0cd
  5. #f8f7f2

Shades

#c8c19c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8c19c
  2. #b4ae8c
  3. #a09a7d
  4. #8c876d
  5. #78745e
  6. #64614e
  7. #504d3e
  8. #3c3a2f
  9. #28271f
  10. #141310
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8c19c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8c19c
  2. #cec7a6
  3. #d3cdb0
  4. #d9d4ba
  5. #dedac4
  6. #e4e0ce
  7. #e9e6d7
  8. #efece1
  9. #f4f3eb
  10. #faf9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8c19c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8c19c
  2. #c1bb99
  3. #bab496
  4. #b2ae94
  5. #aba791
  6. #a4a18e
  7. #9d9a8b
  8. #969488
  9. #8e8d86
  10. #878783
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3c1b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c9bf9a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbc19d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cfbcb7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c8c09b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cac19d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ccbead ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8c19c {
  color: #c8c19c;
}
Background
.bg-c8c19c {
  background-color: #c8c19c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8c19c {
  border: 2px solid #c8c19c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8c19c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 193 156;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 29% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8c19c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8c19c, #b9c89c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8c19c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 193 156 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 3.90 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 5.80 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 9.14 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 9.15 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.29 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 9.62 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 9.74 #373e63 Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Sage
#c8c19c  rgb(200, 193, 156)  hsl(50, 29%, 70%)  Sage
#9ca3c8  rgb(156, 163, 200)  hsl(230, 29%, 70%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#9cc8c1  rgb(156, 200, 193)  hsl(170, 29%, 70%)  Opal
#c19cc8  rgb(193, 156, 200)  hsl(290, 29%, 70%)  Lilac