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#CECB0A

#cecb0a ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cecb0a is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.78% red, 79.61% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.46% magenta, 95.15% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 59.08°, with 90.74% saturation and 42.35% 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 12.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 4.51.

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Relative luminance0.5586

Complementary

  1. #cecb0a
  2. #0a0dce

Split complementary

  1. #cecb0a
  2. #0a6fce
  3. #690ace

Analogous

  1. #ce690a
  2. #cecb0a
  3. #6fce0a

Triadic

  1. #cecb0a
  2. #0acecb
  3. #cb0ace

Tetradic

  1. #cecb0a
  2. #0dce0a
  3. #0a0dce
  4. #cb0ace

Square

  1. #cecb0a
  2. #0ace69
  3. #0a0dce
  4. #ce0a6f

Monochromatic

  1. #3c3b03
  2. #858306
  3. #cecb0a
  4. #f5f230
  5. #f8f779

Shades

#cecb0a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cecb0a
  2. #b9b709
  3. #a5a208
  4. #908e07
  5. #7c7a06
  6. #676605
  7. #525104
  8. #3e3d03
  9. #292902
  10. #151401
  11. #000000

Tints

#cecb0a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cecb0a
  2. #d3d023
  3. #d8d53b
  4. #dddb54
  5. #e2e06c
  6. #e7e585
  7. #ebea9d
  8. #f0efb6
  9. #f5f5ce
  10. #fafae7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cecb0a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cecb0a
  2. #c6c416
  3. #bebc22
  4. #b7b52d
  5. #afad39
  6. #a7a645
  7. #9f9e51
  8. #97975d
  9. #908f68
  10. #888874
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9c79d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ddc200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dfc828 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #debdad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7c600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d9c91f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d8c389 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cecb0a {
  color: #cecb0a;
}
Background
.bg-cecb0a {
  background-color: #cecb0a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cecb0a {
  border: 2px solid #cecb0a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cecb0a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 203 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 91% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cecb0a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cecb0a, #6fce0a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cecb0a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 203 10 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.51 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 6.25 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.43 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.79 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.87 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.46 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 8.85 #3134f5 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Citrine
#cecb0a  rgb(206, 203, 10)  hsl(59, 91%, 42%)  Citrine
#0a0dce  rgb(10, 13, 206)  hsl(239, 91%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#0acecb  rgb(10, 206, 203)  hsl(179, 91%, 42%)  Robin Egg Blue
#cb0ace  rgb(203, 10, 206)  hsl(299, 91%, 42%)  Electric Purple