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#CECB23

#cecb23 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cecb23 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.78% red, 79.61% green and 13.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.46% magenta, 83.01% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 58.95°, with 70.95% saturation and 47.25% 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 12.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 4.8.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5596

Complementary

  1. #cecb23
  2. #2326ce

Split complementary

  1. #cecb23
  2. #237bce
  3. #7523ce

Analogous

  1. #ce7523
  2. #cecb23
  3. #7bce23

Triadic

  1. #cecb23
  2. #23cecb
  3. #cb23ce

Tetradic

  1. #cecb23
  2. #26ce23
  3. #2326ce
  4. #cb23ce

Square

  1. #cecb23
  2. #23ce75
  3. #2326ce
  4. #ce237b

Monochromatic

  1. #4b4a0d
  2. #8d8b18
  3. #cecb23
  4. #e3e15a
  5. #eeed9c

Shades

#cecb23 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cecb23
  2. #b9b720
  3. #a5a21c
  4. #908e19
  5. #7c7a15
  6. #676612
  7. #52510e
  8. #3e3d0b
  9. #292907
  10. #151404
  11. #000000

Tints

#cecb23 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cecb23
  2. #d3d039
  3. #d8d54f
  4. #dddb65
  5. #e2e07b
  6. #e7e591
  7. #ebeaa7
  8. #f0efbd
  9. #f5f5d3
  10. #fafae9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cecb23 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cecb23
  2. #c6c42c
  3. #bebc36
  4. #b7b53f
  5. #afad48
  6. #a7a652
  7. #9f9e5b
  8. #979764
  9. #908f6d
  10. #888877
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9c89e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dcc200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dfc834 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ddbdae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7c600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d8c92e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d7c38b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cecb23 {
  color: #cecb23;
}
Background
.bg-cecb23 {
  background-color: #cecb23;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cecb23 {
  border: 2px solid #cecb23;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cecb23;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 203 35;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 71% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cecb23 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cecb23, #7bce23);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cecb23 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 203 35 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.80 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.28 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 6.37 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 7.09 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.14 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.15 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.91 #3134dc Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Citrine
#cecb23  rgb(206, 203, 35)  hsl(59, 71%, 47%)  Citrine
#2326ce  rgb(35, 38, 206)  hsl(239, 71%, 47%)  Medium Blue
#23cecb  rgb(35, 206, 203)  hsl(179, 71%, 47%)  Robin Egg Blue
#cb23ce  rgb(203, 35, 206)  hsl(299, 71%, 47%)  Medium Orchid