Color Name: Sac State Gold
Hex Color Code: #C4B581
RGB Color Code: RGB(196, 181, 129)
CMYK Values: CMYK(9%, 12%, 47%, 18)
Pantone: PMS 4525 CP





California State University, Sacramento (CSUS, Sacramento State, or informally Sac State) is a public university in Sacramento, California, founded in 1947. Sac State Green and Sac State Gold are the primary colors of the University.

Read more about the Sacramento State primary colors, color palette, and brand guidelines here.



What color is Sac State Gold?

Sac State Gold color belongs to the Yellow color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code (color number) for Sac State Gold is #C4B581, and the RGB color code is RGB(196, 181, 129).

In the RGB color model, Sac State Gold has a red value of 196, a green value of 181, and a blue value of 129. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 7.7% magenta, 34.2% yellow, and 23.1% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 46.6° (degrees), 36.2 % saturation, and 63.7 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Sac State Gold has a hue of 46.6° (degrees), 34.2 % saturation and 76.9 % brightness/value.

Sac State Gold is cool or warm?

The color Sac State Gold is a warm color.

What is the LRV of Sac State Gold?

Sac State Gold has an LRV of nearly 46. By LRV value, it is a medium light color.
Light Reflectance Value (LRV), indicates how light or dark a color will look on a scale of 0 (black) to 100 (white).





Color Codes - Color Space Conversions


Sac State Gold (Other - School) color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB

RGBA - RGB(196, 181, 129)

Red 196 (76.9%)
Green 181 (71.0%)
Blue 129 (50.6%)
Alpha 1 (100.0%)

HSL

Hue 46.57°
Saturation 36.22 %.
Lightness 63.73 %.
HWB H: 46.57°
W: 50.59 %
B: 23.14 %
LRV ~ 46.4 %
Munsell Color System 7.9Y 7.2/4.3
XYZ X : 43.25
Y : 46.37
Z : 27.44
YXY Y1 : 46.37
X : 0.37
Y2 : 0.4
CMY C : 23.14%
M : 29.02%
Y : 49.41%

CMYK

Cyan 9%
Magenta 12%
Yellow 47%
Key 18%

HSV/HSB

Hue 46.57°
Saturation 34.18 %.
Brightness / Value 76.86 %.
CIE-Lab L : 73.78
A : -2.42
B : 28.47
CIE-Lch L : 73.78
C : 28.57
H : 94.85
CIE-Luv L : 73.78
U : 12.34
V : 38.28
Hunter-Lab L : 68.09
A : -5.79
B : 23.77








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Colors similar to Sac State Gold (Other - School)


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ΔE - 0.97 (99.0% similar)
#C2B280
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ΔE - 0.97 (99.0% similar)
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ΔE - 0.97 (99.0% similar)
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ΔE - 3.55 (96.5% similar)


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Paint similar to Sac State Gold (Other - School)


Here are the best recommended paint colors similar to Sac State Gold (Other - School). Delta E (ΔE) is the measure of the difference between two colors. Delta E is measured on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means exact match, and 100 is the highest difference.


Sherwin Williams

#C4B47D
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ΔE - 0.77 (99.2% similar)
#CBB584
Wheat Grass (SW 6408)
ΔE - 2.74 (97.3% similar)
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ΔE - 3.44 (96.6% similar)
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ΔE - 3.51 (96.5% similar)

Benjamin Moore

#C6B984
Timothy Straw (2149-40)
ΔE - 1.22 (98.8% similar)
#CBBA84
Henderson Buff (HC-15)
ΔE - 1.59 (98.4% similar)
#C7B679
Anjou Pear (AF-425)
ΔE - 2.02 (98.0% similar)
#C5B077
Honey Oak (257)
ΔE - 2.43 (97.6% similar)

Behr

#BDB078
Everglade (MQ6-60)
ΔE - 1.98 (98.0% similar)
#B8AA7D
Fresh Brew (M330-5)
ΔE - 3.43 (96.6% similar)
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Morning Tea (M330-4)
ΔE - 3.55 (96.4% similar)
#C0AB6E
Chilled Wine (M310-5)
ΔE - 3.69 (96.3% similar)

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#BAB078
Gracious Glow (PPG1116-5)
ΔE - 2.66 (97.3% similar)
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Nettle (PPG1111-4)
ΔE - 2.69 (97.3% similar)
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ΔE - 2.70 (97.3% similar)







Color Combinations


View more Sac State Gold - #C4B581 color palettes and color scheme combinations


Sac State Gold c4b581 Monochromatic Color Palette
756737
988647
B4A15E
C4B581
D4C9A4
E5DEC6
F5F2E9
Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

Sac State Gold c4b581 Analogous Color Palette
C48190
C49381
C4B581
B2C481
90C481
Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

Sac State Gold c4b581 triadic Color Palette
C4B581
81C4B5
B581C4
Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

Sac State Gold c4b581 tetradic Color Palette
C4B581
81C494
8190C4
C481B2
Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

C4B581
CABC8E
D0C49A
D6CBA7
DCD3B3
E2DAC0
E7E1CD
EDE9D9
F3F0E6
F9F8F2
FFFFFF
C4B581
B0A374
9D9167
897F5A
766D4D
625A40
4E4834
3B3627
27241A
14120D
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