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#CEC738

#cec738 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cec738 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 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.4% magenta, 72.82% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 57.2°, with 60.48% saturation and 51.37% 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 11.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 5.28.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5425

Complementary

  1. #cec738
  2. #383fce

Split complementary

  1. #cec738
  2. #388ace
  3. #7c38ce

Analogous

  1. #ce7c38
  2. #cec738
  3. #8ace38

Triadic

  1. #cec738
  2. #38cec7
  3. #c738ce

Tetradic

  1. #cec738
  2. #3fce38
  3. #383fce
  4. #c738ce

Square

  1. #cec738
  2. #38ce7c
  3. #383fce
  4. #ce388a

Monochromatic

  1. #575416
  2. #959025
  3. #cec738
  4. #ddd875
  5. #eceab3

Shades

#cec738 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cec738
  2. #b9b332
  3. #a59f2d
  4. #908b27
  5. #7c7722
  6. #67641c
  7. #525016
  8. #3e3c11
  9. #29280b
  10. #151406
  11. #000000

Tints

#cec738 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cec738
  2. #d3cd4c
  3. #d8d260
  4. #ddd874
  5. #e2dd88
  6. #e7e39c
  7. #ebe9af
  8. #f0eec3
  9. #f5f4d7
  10. #faf9eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cec738 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cec738
  2. #c6c03f
  3. #beb946
  4. #b7b24e
  5. #afab55
  6. #a7a45c
  7. #9f9c63
  8. #97956a
  9. #908e72
  10. #888779
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c7c49e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d8bf1c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dbc543 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ddbaab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d4c32a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d6c63f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d7bf8c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cec738 {
  color: #cec738;
}
Background
.bg-cec738 {
  background-color: #cec738;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cec738 {
  border: 2px solid #cec738;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cec738;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 199 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 60% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cec738 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cec738, #8ace38);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cec738 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 199 56 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.28 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.27 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.56 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 7.20 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.61 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.82 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 8.40 #3138c7 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Citrine
#cec738  rgb(206, 199, 56)  hsl(57, 60%, 51%)  Citrine
#383fce  rgb(56, 63, 206)  hsl(237, 60%, 51%)  Persian Blue
#38cec7  rgb(56, 206, 199)  hsl(177, 60%, 51%)  Medium Turquoise
#c738ce  rgb(199, 56, 206)  hsl(297, 60%, 51%)  Medium Orchid