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#C9C19A

#c9c19a ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#c9c19a is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.82% red, 75.69% green and 60.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.98% magenta, 23.38% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 49.79°, with 30.32% saturation and 69.61% 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 11.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 3.72.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.5289

Complementary

  1. #c9c19a
  2. #9aa2c9

Split complementary

  1. #c9c19a
  2. #9abac9
  3. #aa9ac9

Analogous

  1. #c9aa9a
  2. #c9c19a
  3. #bac99a

Triadic

  1. #c9c19a
  2. #9ac9c1
  3. #c19ac9

Tetradic

  1. #c9c19a
  2. #a2c99a
  3. #9aa2c9
  4. #c19ac9

Square

  1. #c9c19a
  2. #9ac9aa
  3. #9aa2c9
  4. #c99aba

Monochromatic

  1. #847946
  2. #aea268
  3. #c9c19a
  4. #e4e0cc
  5. #f8f7f2

Shades

#c9c19a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c9c19a
  2. #b5ae8b
  3. #a19a7b
  4. #8d876c
  5. #79745c
  6. #65614d
  7. #504d3e
  8. #3c3a2e
  9. #28271f
  10. #14130f
  11. #000000

Tints

#c9c19a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c9c19a
  2. #cec7a4
  3. #d4cdae
  4. #d9d4b8
  5. #dfdac2
  6. #e4e0cd
  7. #e9e6d7
  8. #efece1
  9. #f4f3eb
  10. #faf9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c9c19a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c9c19a
  2. #c2bb97
  3. #bab495
  4. #b3ae92
  5. #aca790
  6. #a5a18d
  7. #9d9a8a
  8. #969488
  9. #8f8d85
  10. #878783
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4c1b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c9bf98 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbc29b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d1bbb6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c9c099 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cac19b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cebeac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c9c19a {
  color: #c9c19a;
}
Background
.bg-c9c19a {
  background-color: #c9c19a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c9c19a {
  border: 2px solid #c9c19a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c9c19a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 201 193 154;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 30% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c9c19a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c9c19a, #bac99a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c9c19a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(201 193 154 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 3.72 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 5.35 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 8.79 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.83 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 9.32 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 9.35 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 9.66 #363e65 Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Sage
#c9c19a  rgb(201, 193, 154)  hsl(50, 30%, 70%)  Sage
#9aa2c9  rgb(154, 162, 201)  hsl(230, 30%, 70%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#9ac9c1  rgb(154, 201, 193)  hsl(170, 30%, 70%)  Opal
#c19ac9  rgb(193, 154, 201)  hsl(290, 30%, 70%)  Lilac