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#cec608

a dark, electric yellow · cool · closest name: gold

RGB
206, 198, 8
HSL
58°, 93%, 42%
CMYK
0, 4, 96, 19
Luminance
0.5353

Every format

HEX#cec608
RGBrgb(206, 198, 8)
HSLhsl(58, 93%, 42%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 4%, 96%, 19%)
LABlab(78.2 -14.3 78.1)
LCHlch(78.2 79.4 100.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.807 0.172 106.7)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #cec608;
background-color: #cec608;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#cec608] bg-[#cec608]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #cec608;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.808, green: 0.776, blue: 0.031)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#cec608")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#cec608 on white: 1.79:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#cec608 on black: 11.71:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red80.8%
Green77.6%
Blue3.1%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta3.9%
Yellow96.1%
Key (black)19.2%

Color previews

#cec608 text on a black background

contrast 11.71:1

Card sample

#cec608 text on a white background

contrast 1.79:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #cec608;
Background color
Panel with #cec608 background
background-color: #cec608;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #cec608;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(206, 198, 8, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(206, 198, 8, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #cec608;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cec608, #52CE08);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #cec608

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #cec608 in the Color Lab