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#CEC71F

#cec71f ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cec71f is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.78% red, 78.04% green and 12.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.4% magenta, 84.95% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 57.6°, with 73.84% saturation and 46.47% 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 11.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 4.45.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5407

Complementary

  1. #cec71f
  2. #1f26ce

Split complementary

  1. #cec71f
  2. #1f7dce
  3. #6f1fce

Analogous

  1. #ce6f1f
  2. #cec71f
  3. #7dce1f

Triadic

  1. #cec71f
  2. #1fcec7
  3. #c71fce

Tetradic

  1. #cec71f
  2. #26ce1f
  3. #1f26ce
  4. #c71fce

Square

  1. #cec71f
  2. #1fce6f
  3. #1f26ce
  4. #ce1f7d

Monochromatic

  1. #49470b
  2. #8c8715
  3. #cec71f
  4. #e5df54
  5. #efec97

Shades

#cec71f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cec71f
  2. #b9b31c
  3. #a59f19
  4. #908b16
  5. #7c7713
  6. #676410
  7. #52500c
  8. #3e3c09
  9. #292806
  10. #151403
  11. #000000

Tints

#cec71f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cec71f
  2. #d3cd35
  3. #d8d24c
  4. #ddd862
  5. #e2dd79
  6. #e7e38f
  7. #ebe9a5
  8. #f0eebc
  9. #f5f4d2
  10. #faf9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cec71f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cec71f
  2. #c6c029
  3. #beb932
  4. #b7b23c
  5. #afab46
  6. #a7a450
  7. #9f9c59
  8. #979563
  9. #908e6d
  10. #888776
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c7c49b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d9bf00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dcc531 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #deb9aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d5c200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d6c62b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d8bf88 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cec71f {
  color: #cec71f;
}
Background
.bg-cec71f {
  background-color: #cec71f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cec71f {
  border: 2px solid #cec71f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cec71f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 199 31;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 74% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cec71f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cec71f, #7dce1f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cec71f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 199 31 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.45 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 6.77 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.03 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.46 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.54 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 7.72 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 8.92 #3138e0 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Citrine
#cec71f  rgb(206, 199, 31)  hsl(58, 74%, 46%)  Citrine
#1f26ce  rgb(31, 38, 206)  hsl(238, 74%, 46%)  Medium Blue
#1fcec7  rgb(31, 206, 199)  hsl(178, 74%, 46%)  Medium Turquoise
#c71fce  rgb(199, 31, 206)  hsl(298, 74%, 46%)  Medium Orchid