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#E1CD36

#e1cd36 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e1cd36 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.24% red, 80.39% green and 21.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.89% magenta, 76% yellow and 11.76% black. Its hue angle is 52.98°, with 74.03% saturation and 54.71% 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 12.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.32.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5994

Complementary

  1. #e1cd36
  2. #364ae1

Split complementary

  1. #e1cd36
  2. #36a0e1
  3. #7836e1

Analogous

  1. #e17836
  2. #e1cd36
  3. #a0e136

Triadic

  1. #e1cd36
  2. #36e1cd
  3. #cd36e1

Tetradic

  1. #e1cd36
  2. #4ae136
  3. #364ae1
  4. #cd36e1

Square

  1. #e1cd36
  2. #36e178
  3. #364ae1
  4. #e136a0

Monochromatic

  1. #6e6310
  2. #b09f1a
  3. #e1cd36
  4. #ebde79
  5. #f5eebb

Shades

#e1cd36 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e1cd36
  2. #cbb931
  3. #b4a42b
  4. #9e9026
  5. #877b20
  6. #71671b
  7. #5a5216
  8. #443e10
  9. #2d290b
  10. #171505
  11. #000000

Tints

#e1cd36 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e1cd36
  2. #e4d24a
  3. #e7d75e
  4. #eadc72
  5. #ede186
  6. #f0e69b
  7. #f3ebaf
  8. #f6f0c3
  9. #f9f5d7
  10. #fcfaeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e1cd36 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e1cd36
  2. #d7c53d
  3. #cebe45
  4. #c4b64c
  5. #baae54
  6. #b1a75b
  7. #a79f62
  8. #9d976a
  9. #938f71
  10. #8a8879
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4cca5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e1c713 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e6cf41 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f2beb0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1c925 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4ce3d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ecc490 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e1cd36 {
  color: #e1cd36;
}
Background
.bg-e1cd36 {
  background-color: #e1cd36;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e1cd36 {
  border: 2px solid #e1cd36;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e1cd36;
  --color-primary-rgb: 225 205 54;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 74% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e1cd36 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e1cd36, #a0e136);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e1cd36 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(225 205 54 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.32 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.89 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.42 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 5.70 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.72 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 5.99 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.04 #1e32c9 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Citrine
#e1cd36  rgb(225, 205, 54)  hsl(53, 74%, 55%)  Citrine
#364ae1  rgb(54, 74, 225)  hsl(233, 74%, 55%)  Iris
#36e1cd  rgb(54, 225, 205)  hsl(173, 74%, 55%)  Turquoise
#cd36e1  rgb(205, 54, 225)  hsl(293, 74%, 55%)  Medium Orchid