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Citrine Velvet Pure

Yellow · Hue 60
Hex
#CECE09
RGB
rgb(206, 206, 9)
HSL
hsl(60, 92%, 42%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 0%, 96%, 19%)
Metrics
S 92% · L 42%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
1.7:1Fail
on black
12.5:1AA
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About this color

Citrine Velvet Pure (#CECE09) belongs to the yellow family — hue 60°, 92% saturation, 42% lightness. Copy the hex, RGB, or HSL value above, or paste the CSS custom property below into your stylesheet to reference this color directly.

CSS
:root {
  --colorarchive-citrine-velvet-pure: #CECE09;
  --colorarchive-citrine-velvet-pure-hsl: hsl(60, 92%, 42%);
  --colorarchive-citrine-velvet-pure-rgb: rgb(206, 206, 9);
}

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Lighter companion
Citrine Core Pure
#EBEB0A · hsl(60, 92%, 48%)
Darker companion
Citrine Dusk Pure
#A6A607 · hsl(60, 92%, 34%)
Complementary counterpoint
Iris Velvet Pure
#0909CE · hsl(240, 92%, 42%)
Analogous lead
Olive Velvet Pure
#8CCE09 · hsl(80, 92%, 42%)
Analogous echo
Apricot Velvet Pure
#CE8C09 · hsl(40, 92%, 42%)
Triadic +120°
Aqua Velvet Pure
#09CECE · hsl(180, 92%, 42%)
Triadic +240°
Fuchsia Velvet Pure
#CE09CE · hsl(300, 92%, 42%)
Split-comp +150°
Sapphire Velvet Pure
#096BCE · hsl(210, 92%, 42%)
Split-comp +210°
Plum Velvet Pure
#6B09CE · hsl(270, 92%, 42%)
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Base: Citrine Velvet Pure #CECE09
Lighter companion: Citrine Core Pure #EBEB0A
Darker companion: Citrine Dusk Pure #A6A607
Complementary counterpoint: Iris Velvet Pure #0909CE
Analogous lead: Olive Velvet Pure #8CCE09
Analogous echo: Apricot Velvet Pure #CE8C09
Triadic +120°: Aqua Velvet Pure #09CECE
Triadic +240°: Fuchsia Velvet Pure #CE09CE
Split-comp +150°: Sapphire Velvet Pure #096BCE
Split-comp +210°: Plum Velvet Pure #6B09CE

Nearest neighbors

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Nearby match
Citrine Velvet Bright
#C5C511 · hsl(60, 84%, 42%)
Nearby match
Citrine Core Pure
#EBEB0A · hsl(60, 92%, 48%)
Nearby match
Canary Velvet Pure
#CEBD09 · hsl(55, 92%, 42%)
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Citrine Dusk Pure
#A6A607 · hsl(60, 92%, 34%)
Nearby match
Citrine Core Bright
#E1E114 · hsl(60, 84%, 48%)
Nearby match
Citrine Velvet Vivid
#BABA1C · hsl(60, 74%, 42%)

Accessible pairings

Archive colors that meet WCAG contrast standards when paired with this color. Use as text-on-background or background-on-text.

Contrast checker
AAA7.2:1
Iris Dusk Clear
#282886
AAA7.8:1
Iris Dusk Vivid
#171797
AAA7.8:1
Iris Dusk Bright
#0E0EA0
AAA7.8:1
Iris Dusk Pure
#0707A6
AAA7.3:1
Iris Shadow Soft
#2F2F60
AAA8.3:1
Iris Shadow Clear
#21216E

Color Vision Simulation

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Full simulator
Deuteranopia
#CECE78
Protanopia
#CECE6C
Tritanopia
#CE8E94
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