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#CECD18

#cecd18 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cecd18 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.78% red, 80.39% green and 9.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.49% magenta, 88.35% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 59.67°, with 79.13% saturation and 45.1% 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 12.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 4.88.

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Relative luminance0.5685

Complementary

  1. #cecd18
  2. #1819ce

Split complementary

  1. #cecd18
  2. #1874ce
  3. #7218ce

Analogous

  1. #ce7218
  2. #cecd18
  3. #74ce18

Triadic

  1. #cecd18
  2. #18cecd
  3. #cd18ce

Tetradic

  1. #cecd18
  2. #19ce18
  3. #1819ce
  4. #cd18ce

Square

  1. #cecd18
  2. #18ce72
  3. #1819ce
  4. #ce1874

Monochromatic

  1. #454508
  2. #898910
  3. #cecd18
  4. #eae949
  5. #f2f18d

Shades

#cecd18 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cecd18
  2. #b9b916
  3. #a5a413
  4. #909011
  5. #7c7b0e
  6. #67670c
  7. #52520a
  8. #3e3e07
  9. #292905
  10. #151502
  11. #000000

Tints

#cecd18 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cecd18
  2. #d3d22f
  3. #d8d746
  4. #dddc5d
  5. #e2e174
  6. #e7e68c
  7. #ebeba3
  8. #f0f0ba
  9. #f5f5d1
  10. #fafae8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cecd18 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cecd18
  2. #c6c522
  3. #bebe2d
  4. #b7b637
  5. #afae42
  6. #a7a74c
  7. #9f9f56
  8. #979761
  9. #908f6b
  10. #888876
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cac99f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dfc400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e1c92e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ddbfaf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d8c800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d9cb27 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d7c58c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cecd18 {
  color: #cecd18;
}
Background
.bg-cecd18 {
  background-color: #cecd18;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cecd18 {
  border: 2px solid #cecd18;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cecd18;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 205 24;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 79% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cecd18 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cecd18, #74ce18);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cecd18 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 205 24 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.88 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.75 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 6.15 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.62 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.52 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.80 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.89 #3132e7 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Citrine
#cecd18  rgb(206, 205, 24)  hsl(60, 79%, 45%)  Citrine
#1819ce  rgb(24, 25, 206)  hsl(240, 79%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#18cecd  rgb(24, 206, 205)  hsl(180, 79%, 45%)  Robin Egg Blue
#cd18ce  rgb(205, 24, 206)  hsl(300, 79%, 45%)  Medium Orchid