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#E2C63C

#e2c63c ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e2c63c is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.63% red, 77.65% green and 23.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 12.39% magenta, 73.45% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 49.88°, with 74.11% saturation and 56.08% 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 12.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 4.36.

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Relative luminance0.5688

Complementary

  1. #e2c63c
  2. #3c58e2

Split complementary

  1. #e2c63c
  2. #3cabe2
  3. #733ce2

Analogous

  1. #e2733c
  2. #e2c63c
  3. #abe23c

Triadic

  1. #e2c63c
  2. #3ce2c6
  3. #c63ce2

Tetradic

  1. #e2c63c
  2. #58e23c
  3. #3c58e2
  4. #c63ce2

Square

  1. #e2c63c
  2. #3ce273
  3. #3c58e2
  4. #e23cab

Monochromatic

  1. #746311
  2. #b69c1b
  3. #e2c63c
  4. #ecd97f
  5. #f6edc1

Shades

#e2c63c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e2c63c
  2. #cbb236
  3. #b59e30
  4. #9e8b2a
  5. #887724
  6. #71631e
  7. #5a4f18
  8. #443b12
  9. #2d280c
  10. #171406
  11. #000000

Tints

#e2c63c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e2c63c
  2. #e5cc50
  3. #e8d163
  4. #ebd777
  5. #eedd8a
  6. #f1e39e
  7. #f3e8b1
  8. #f6eec5
  9. #f9f4d8
  10. #fcf9ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e2c63c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e2c63c
  2. #d8bf43
  3. #ceb84a
  4. #c5b150
  5. #bbaa57
  6. #b1a35e
  7. #a79c65
  8. #9d956c
  9. #948e72
  10. #8a8779
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2c6a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dac124 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e1cb45 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f4b7ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ddc32f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2c941 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #edbd8c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e2c63c {
  color: #e2c63c;
}
Background
.bg-e2c63c {
  background-color: #e2c63c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e2c63c {
  border: 2px solid #e2c63c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e2c63c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 198 60;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 74% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e2c63c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e2c63c, #abe23c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e2c63c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 198 60 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.36 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.44 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.68 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.21 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.23 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 5.68 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.15 #1d39c3 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Citrine
#e2c63c  rgb(226, 198, 60)  hsl(50, 74%, 56%)  Citrine
#3c58e2  rgb(60, 88, 226)  hsl(230, 74%, 56%)  Ultramarine Blue
#3ce2c6  rgb(60, 226, 198)  hsl(170, 74%, 56%)  Turquoise
#c63ce2  rgb(198, 60, 226)  hsl(290, 74%, 56%)  Medium Orchid