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#CEC12E

#cec12e ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cec12e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.78% red, 75.69% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.31% magenta, 77.67% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 55.13°, with 63.49% saturation and 49.41% 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 11.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 4.82.

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Relative luminance0.5146

Complementary

  1. #cec12e
  2. #2e3bce

Split complementary

  1. #cec12e
  2. #2e8bce
  3. #712ece

Analogous

  1. #ce712e
  2. #cec12e
  3. #8bce2e

Triadic

  1. #cec12e
  2. #2ecec1
  3. #c12ece

Tetradic

  1. #cec12e
  2. #3bce2e
  3. #2e3bce
  4. #c12ece

Square

  1. #cec12e
  2. #2ece71
  3. #2e3bce
  4. #ce2e8b

Monochromatic

  1. #514c12
  2. #8f8620
  3. #cec12e
  4. #ded56b
  5. #ece6a9

Shades

#cec12e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cec12e
  2. #b9ae29
  3. #a59a25
  4. #908720
  5. #7c741c
  6. #676117
  7. #524d12
  8. #3e3a0e
  9. #292709
  10. #151305
  11. #000000

Tints

#cec12e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cec12e
  2. #d3c743
  3. #d8cd58
  4. #ddd46d
  5. #e2da82
  6. #e7e097
  7. #ebe6ab
  8. #f0ecc0
  9. #f5f3d5
  10. #faf9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cec12e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cec12e
  2. #c6bb36
  3. #beb43e
  4. #b7ae47
  5. #afa74f
  6. #a7a157
  7. #9f9a5f
  8. #979467
  9. #908d70
  10. #888778
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5bf99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3ba02 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d7c13a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #deb3a6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d1bd1c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d3c135 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d8b986 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cec12e {
  color: #cec12e;
}
Background
.bg-cec12e {
  background-color: #cec12e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cec12e {
  border: 2px solid #cec12e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cec12e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 193 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 63% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cec12e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cec12e, #8bce2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cec12e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 193 46 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.82 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.09 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.98 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.44 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 7.98 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.99 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 8.29 #313ed1 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Old Gold
#cec12e  rgb(206, 193, 46)  hsl(55, 63%, 49%)  Old Gold
#2e3bce  rgb(46, 59, 206)  hsl(235, 63%, 49%)  Persian Blue
#2ecec1  rgb(46, 206, 193)  hsl(175, 63%, 49%)  Medium Turquoise
#c12ece  rgb(193, 46, 206)  hsl(295, 63%, 49%)  Medium Orchid