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#CBCE99

#cbce99 ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#cbce99 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 80.78% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.46% cyan, 0% magenta, 25.73% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 63.4°, with 35.1% saturation and 70.39% 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 12.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 5.87.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.5914

Complementary

  1. #cbce99
  2. #9c99ce

Split complementary

  1. #cbce99
  2. #99b0ce
  3. #b699ce

Analogous

  1. #ceb699
  2. #cbce99
  3. #b0ce99

Triadic

  1. #cbce99
  2. #99cbce
  3. #ce99cb

Tetradic

  1. #cbce99
  2. #99ce9c
  3. #9c99ce
  4. #ce99cb

Square

  1. #cbce99
  2. #99ceb6
  3. #9c99ce
  4. #ce99b0

Monochromatic

  1. #878b43
  2. #b1b565
  3. #cbce99
  4. #e5e7cd
  5. #f8f8f1

Shades

#cbce99 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbce99
  2. #b7b98a
  3. #a2a57a
  4. #8e906b
  5. #7a7c5c
  6. #66674d
  7. #51523d
  8. #3d3e2e
  9. #29291f
  10. #14150f
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbce99 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbce99
  2. #d0d3a3
  3. #d5d8ad
  4. #dbddb8
  5. #e0e2c2
  6. #e5e7cc
  7. #eaebd6
  8. #eff0e0
  9. #f5f5eb
  10. #fafaf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbce99 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbce99
  2. #c4c697
  3. #bcbe94
  4. #b5b792
  5. #adaf8f
  6. #a6a78d
  7. #9e9f8a
  8. #979788
  9. #8f9085
  10. #888883
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #caccb9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6c996 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d7cb9b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d2c8c0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d2cb97 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d2cc9a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cfcab2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cbce99 {
  color: #cbce99;
}
Background
.bg-cbce99 {
  background-color: #cbce99;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbce99 {
  border: 2px solid #cbce99;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbce99;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 206 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 63 35% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbce99 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbce99, #b0ce99);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbce99 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 206 153 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.87 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 7.10 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 8.07 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.14 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 8.97 #faf0be Blond ΔE 9.36 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 9.74 #343166 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Sage
#cbce99  rgb(203, 206, 153)  hsl(63, 35%, 70%)  Sage
#9c99ce  rgb(156, 153, 206)  hsl(243, 35%, 70%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#99cbce  rgb(153, 203, 206)  hsl(183, 35%, 70%)  Powder Blue
#ce99cb  rgb(206, 153, 203)  hsl(303, 35%, 70%)  Plum