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#CEC42E

#cec42e ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cec42e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.78% red, 76.86% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.85% magenta, 77.67% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 56.25°, 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 11.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 4.87.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.528

Complementary

  1. #cec42e
  2. #2e38ce

Split complementary

  1. #cec42e
  2. #2e88ce
  3. #742ece

Analogous

  1. #ce742e
  2. #cec42e
  3. #88ce2e

Triadic

  1. #cec42e
  2. #2ecec4
  3. #c42ece

Tetradic

  1. #cec42e
  2. #38ce2e
  3. #2e38ce
  4. #c42ece

Square

  1. #cec42e
  2. #2ece74
  3. #2e38ce
  4. #ce2e88

Monochromatic

  1. #514d12
  2. #8f8820
  3. #cec42e
  4. #ded76b
  5. #ece8a9

Shades

#cec42e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cec42e
  2. #b9b029
  3. #a59d25
  4. #908920
  5. #7c761c
  6. #676217
  7. #524e12
  8. #3e3b0e
  9. #292709
  10. #151405
  11. #000000

Tints

#cec42e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cec42e
  2. #d3ca43
  3. #d8d058
  4. #ddd66d
  5. #e2dc82
  6. #e7e297
  7. #ebe7ab
  8. #f0edc0
  9. #f5f3d5
  10. #faf9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cec42e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cec42e
  2. #c6bd36
  3. #beb63e
  4. #b7b047
  5. #afa94f
  6. #a7a257
  7. #9f9b5f
  8. #979467
  9. #908e70
  10. #888778
  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 #c6c29b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6bd00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d9c33a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #deb6a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d3c01b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d5c336 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d8bc88 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cec42e {
  color: #cec42e;
}
Background
.bg-cec42e {
  background-color: #cec42e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cec42e {
  border: 2px solid #cec42e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cec42e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 196 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 63% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cec42e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cec42e, #88ce2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cec42e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 196 46 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.87 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.79 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.06 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 7.42 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.63 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 8.49 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 8.66 #313bd1 Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Citrine
#cec42e  rgb(206, 196, 46)  hsl(56, 63%, 49%)  Citrine
#2e38ce  rgb(46, 56, 206)  hsl(236, 63%, 49%)  Persian Blue
#2ecec4  rgb(46, 206, 196)  hsl(176, 63%, 49%)  Medium Turquoise
#c42ece  rgb(196, 46, 206)  hsl(296, 63%, 49%)  Medium Orchid