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#E0CD12

#e0cd12 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e0cd12 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.84% red, 80.39% green and 7.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.48% magenta, 91.96% yellow and 12.16% black. Its hue angle is 54.47°, with 85.12% saturation and 47.45% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 0.88.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc00
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Relative luminance0.5955

Complementary

  1. #e0cd12
  2. #1225e0

Split complementary

  1. #e0cd12
  2. #128ce0
  3. #6612e0

Analogous

  1. #e06612
  2. #e0cd12
  3. #8ce012

Triadic

  1. #e0cd12
  2. #12e0cd
  3. #cd12e0

Tetradic

  1. #e0cd12
  2. #25e012
  3. #1225e0
  4. #cd12e0

Square

  1. #e0cd12
  2. #12e066
  3. #1225e0
  4. #e0128c

Monochromatic

  1. #524b07
  2. #998c0c
  3. #e0cd12
  4. #f1e24e
  5. #f6ed95

Shades

#e0cd12 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e0cd12
  2. #cab910
  3. #b3a40e
  4. #9d900d
  5. #867b0b
  6. #706709
  7. #5a5207
  8. #433e05
  9. #2d2904
  10. #161502
  11. #000000

Tints

#e0cd12 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e0cd12
  2. #e3d22a
  3. #e6d741
  4. #e9dc59
  5. #ece171
  6. #f0e689
  7. #f3eba0
  8. #f6f0b8
  9. #f9f5d0
  10. #fcfae7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e0cd12 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e0cd12
  2. #d6c51d
  3. #cdbe28
  4. #c3b633
  5. #baae3e
  6. #b0a749
  7. #a69f54
  8. #9d975f
  9. #938f6a
  10. #8a8875
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4cca2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e1c600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e7ce2a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f2bdaf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1c900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4ce22 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ebc48b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e0cd12 {
  color: #e0cd12;
}
Background
.bg-e0cd12 {
  background-color: #e0cd12;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e0cd12 {
  border: 2px solid #e0cd12;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e0cd12;
  --color-primary-rgb: 224 205 18;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 85% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e0cd12 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e0cd12, #8ce012);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e0cd12 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(224 205 18 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 0.88 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.59 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 5.64 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 5.71 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.77 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 6.00 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.05 #1f32ed Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Citrine
#e0cd12  rgb(224, 205, 18)  hsl(54, 85%, 47%)  Citrine
#1225e0  rgb(18, 37, 224)  hsl(234, 85%, 47%)  Blue
#12e0cd  rgb(18, 224, 205)  hsl(174, 85%, 47%)  Turquoise
#cd12e0  rgb(205, 18, 224)  hsl(294, 85%, 47%)  Electric Purple