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#E1CA3E

#e1ca3e ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e1ca3e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.24% red, 79.22% green and 24.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.22% magenta, 72.44% yellow and 11.76% black. Its hue angle is 51.53°, with 73.09% saturation and 56.27% 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 12.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 3.41.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.586

Complementary

  1. #e1ca3e
  2. #3e55e1

Split complementary

  1. #e1ca3e
  2. #3ea6e1
  3. #783ee1

Analogous

  1. #e1783e
  2. #e1ca3e
  3. #a6e13e

Triadic

  1. #e1ca3e
  2. #3ee1ca
  3. #ca3ee1

Tetradic

  1. #e1ca3e
  2. #55e13e
  3. #3e55e1
  4. #ca3ee1

Square

  1. #e1ca3e
  2. #3ee178
  3. #3e55e1
  4. #e13ea6

Monochromatic

  1. #746612
  2. #b6a01c
  3. #e1ca3e
  4. #ebdc80
  5. #f6eec2

Shades

#e1ca3e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e1ca3e
  2. #cbb638
  3. #b4a232
  4. #9e8d2b
  5. #877925
  6. #71651f
  7. #5a5119
  8. #443d13
  9. #2d280c
  10. #171406
  11. #000000

Tints

#e1ca3e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e1ca3e
  2. #e4cf51
  3. #e7d565
  4. #eada78
  5. #eddf8b
  6. #f0e59f
  7. #f3eab2
  8. #f6efc5
  9. #f9f4d8
  10. #fcfaec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e1ca3e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e1ca3e
  2. #d7c345
  3. #cebb4b
  4. #c4b452
  5. #baac58
  6. #b1a55f
  7. #a79e66
  8. #9d966c
  9. #938f73
  10. #8a8779
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d3caa4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ddc526 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e4cd47 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f2bbaf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfc731 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3cc44 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ecc18f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e1ca3e {
  color: #e1ca3e;
}
Background
.bg-e1ca3e {
  background-color: #e1ca3e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e1ca3e {
  border: 2px solid #e1ca3e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e1ca3e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 225 202 62;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 73% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e1ca3e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e1ca3e, #a6e13e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e1ca3e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(225 202 62 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.41 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.07 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.30 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.54 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 5.69 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.98 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.01 #1e35c1 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Citrine
#e1ca3e  rgb(225, 202, 62)  hsl(52, 73%, 56%)  Citrine
#3e55e1  rgb(62, 85, 225)  hsl(232, 73%, 56%)  Iris
#3ee1ca  rgb(62, 225, 202)  hsl(172, 73%, 56%)  Turquoise
#ca3ee1  rgb(202, 62, 225)  hsl(292, 73%, 56%)  Medium Orchid