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#CEC613

#cec613 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cec613 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.78% red, 77.65% green and 7.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.88% magenta, 90.78% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 57.43°, with 83.11% saturation and 44.12% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 4.26.

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Relative luminance0.5356

Complementary

  1. #cec613
  2. #131bce

Split complementary

  1. #cec613
  2. #1379ce
  3. #6813ce

Analogous

  1. #ce6813
  2. #cec613
  3. #79ce13

Triadic

  1. #cec613
  2. #13cec6
  3. #c613ce

Tetradic

  1. #cec613
  2. #1bce13
  3. #131bce
  4. #c613ce

Square

  1. #cec613
  2. #13ce68
  3. #131bce
  4. #ce1379

Monochromatic

  1. #423f06
  2. #88830d
  3. #cec613
  4. #ede640
  5. #f4ef86

Shades

#cec613 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cec613
  2. #b9b211
  3. #a59e0f
  4. #908b0d
  5. #7c770b
  6. #67630a
  7. #524f08
  8. #3e3b06
  9. #292804
  10. #151402
  11. #000000

Tints

#cec613 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cec613
  2. #d3cc2b
  3. #d8d142
  4. #ddd75a
  5. #e2dd71
  6. #e7e389
  7. #ebe8a1
  8. #f0eeb8
  9. #f5f4d0
  10. #faf9e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cec613 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cec613
  2. #c6bf1e
  3. #beb829
  4. #b7b134
  5. #afaa3f
  6. #a7a34a
  7. #9f9c54
  8. #97955f
  9. #908e6a
  10. #888775
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c7c39a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d8be00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dbc42a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #deb8a9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d4c100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d6c523 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d8be86 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cec613 {
  color: #cec613;
}
Background
.bg-cec613 {
  background-color: #cec613;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cec613 {
  border: 2px solid #cec613;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cec613;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 198 19;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 83% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cec613 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cec613, #79ce13);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cec613 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 198 19 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.26 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 6.86 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.94 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 7.77 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.90 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.91 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 8.80 #3139ec Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Citrine
#cec613  rgb(206, 198, 19)  hsl(57, 83%, 44%)  Citrine
#131bce  rgb(19, 27, 206)  hsl(237, 83%, 44%)  Medium Blue
#13cec6  rgb(19, 206, 198)  hsl(177, 83%, 44%)  Medium Turquoise
#c613ce  rgb(198, 19, 206)  hsl(297, 83%, 44%)  Electric Purple