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#E1CD0D

#e1cd0d ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e1cd0d is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.24% red, 80.39% green and 5.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.89% magenta, 94.22% yellow and 11.76% black. Its hue angle is 54.34°, with 89.08% saturation and 46.67% 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 12.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 0.75.

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Web safe#cccc00
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Relative luminance0.597

Complementary

  1. #e1cd0d
  2. #0d21e1

Split complementary

  1. #e1cd0d
  2. #0d8be1
  3. #630de1

Analogous

  1. #e1630d
  2. #e1cd0d
  3. #8be10d

Triadic

  1. #e1cd0d
  2. #0de1cd
  3. #cd0de1

Tetradic

  1. #e1cd0d
  2. #21e10d
  3. #0d21e1
  4. #cd0de1

Square

  1. #e1cd0d
  2. #0de163
  3. #0d21e1
  4. #e10d8b

Monochromatic

  1. #504905
  2. #998b09
  3. #e1cd0d
  4. #f4e446
  5. #f9ef8f

Shades

#e1cd0d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e1cd0d
  2. #cbb90c
  3. #b4a40a
  4. #9e9009
  5. #877b08
  6. #716707
  7. #5a5205
  8. #443e04
  9. #2d2903
  10. #171501
  11. #000000

Tints

#e1cd0d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e1cd0d
  2. #e4d225
  3. #e7d73d
  4. #eadc56
  5. #ede16e
  6. #f0e686
  7. #f3eb9e
  8. #f6f0b6
  9. #f9f5cf
  10. #fcfae7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e1cd0d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e1cd0d
  2. #d7c519
  3. #cebe24
  4. #c4b630
  5. #baae3b
  6. #b1a747
  7. #a79f52
  8. #9d975e
  9. #938f69
  10. #8a8875
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.94:1 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 #e7cf28 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f3bdaf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1c900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5ce20 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ecc48b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e1cd0d {
  color: #e1cd0d;
}
Background
.bg-e1cd0d {
  background-color: #e1cd0d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e1cd0d {
  border: 2px solid #e1cd0d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e1cd0d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 225 205 13;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 89% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e1cd0d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e1cd0d, #8be10d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e1cd0d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(225 205 13 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 0.75 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.62 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 5.50 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 5.52 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.53 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 5.75 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.09 #1e32f2 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Citrine
#e1cd0d  rgb(225, 205, 13)  hsl(54, 89%, 47%)  Citrine
#0d21e1  rgb(13, 33, 225)  hsl(234, 89%, 47%)  Blue
#0de1cd  rgb(13, 225, 205)  hsl(174, 89%, 47%)  Turquoise
#cd0de1  rgb(205, 13, 225)  hsl(294, 89%, 47%)  Electric Purple