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#CECB26

#cecb26 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cecb26 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 14.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.46% magenta, 81.55% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 58.93°, with 68.85% saturation and 47.84% 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 4.87.

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Relative luminance0.5597

Complementary

  1. #cecb26
  2. #2629ce

Split complementary

  1. #cecb26
  2. #267dce
  3. #7726ce

Analogous

  1. #ce7726
  2. #cecb26
  3. #7dce26

Triadic

  1. #cecb26
  2. #26cecb
  3. #cb26ce

Tetradic

  1. #cecb26
  2. #29ce26
  3. #2629ce
  4. #cb26ce

Square

  1. #cecb26
  2. #26ce77
  3. #2629ce
  4. #ce267d

Monochromatic

  1. #4d4c0e
  2. #8d8b1a
  3. #cecb26
  4. #e1df5f
  5. #edeca0

Shades

#cecb26 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cecb26
  2. #b9b722
  3. #a5a21e
  4. #908e1b
  5. #7c7a17
  6. #676613
  7. #52510f
  8. #3e3d0b
  9. #292908
  10. #151404
  11. #000000

Tints

#cecb26 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cecb26
  2. #d3d03c
  3. #d8d551
  4. #dddb67
  5. #e2e07d
  6. #e7e593
  7. #ebeaa8
  8. #f0efbe
  9. #f5f5d4
  10. #fafae9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cecb26 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cecb26
  2. #c6c42f
  3. #bebc38
  4. #b7b541
  5. #afad4a
  6. #a7a653
  7. #9f9e5c
  8. #979765
  9. #908f6e
  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 #dfc836 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ddbdae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7c604 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d8c930 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d7c38c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cecb26 {
  color: #cecb26;
}
Background
.bg-cecb26 {
  background-color: #cecb26;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cecb26 {
  border: 2px solid #cecb26;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cecb26;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 203 38;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 69% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cecb26 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cecb26, #7dce26);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cecb26 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 203 38 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.87 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.27 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 6.40 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.02 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 7.15 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.11 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.81 #3134d9 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Citrine
#cecb26  rgb(206, 203, 38)  hsl(59, 69%, 48%)  Citrine
#2629ce  rgb(38, 41, 206)  hsl(239, 69%, 48%)  Persian Blue
#26cecb  rgb(38, 206, 203)  hsl(179, 69%, 48%)  Robin Egg Blue
#cb26ce  rgb(203, 38, 206)  hsl(299, 69%, 48%)  Medium Orchid