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#E2CB02

#e2cb02 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e2cb02 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.63% red, 79.61% green and 0.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.18% magenta, 99.12% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 53.84°, with 98.25% saturation and 44.71% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 1.32.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Relative luminance0.5889

Complementary

  1. #e2cb02
  2. #0219e2

Split complementary

  1. #e2cb02
  2. #0289e2
  3. #5b02e2

Analogous

  1. #e25b02
  2. #e2cb02
  3. #89e202

Triadic

  1. #e2cb02
  2. #02e2cb
  3. #cb02e2

Tetradic

  1. #e2cb02
  2. #19e202
  3. #0219e2
  4. #cb02e2

Square

  1. #e2cb02
  2. #02e25b
  3. #0219e2
  4. #e20289

Monochromatic

  1. #4a4301
  2. #968701
  3. #e2cb02
  4. #fde833
  5. #fef17f

Shades

#e2cb02 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e2cb02
  2. #cbb702
  3. #b5a202
  4. #9e8e01
  5. #887a01
  6. #716601
  7. #5a5101
  8. #443d01
  9. #2d2900
  10. #171400
  11. #000000

Tints

#e2cb02 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e2cb02
  2. #e5d01b
  3. #e8d535
  4. #ebdb4e
  5. #eee067
  6. #f1e581
  7. #f3ea9a
  8. #f6efb3
  9. #f9f5cc
  10. #fcfae6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e2cb02 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e2cb02
  2. #d8c40f
  3. #cebc1b
  4. #c5b528
  5. #bbad34
  6. #b1a641
  7. #a79e4e
  8. #9d975a
  9. #948f67
  10. #8a8873
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4caa0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e0c500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e6ce24 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f5bbad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1c700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5cd1a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #edc289 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e2cb02 {
  color: #e2cb02;
}
Background
.bg-e2cb02 {
  background-color: #e2cb02;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e2cb02 {
  border: 2px solid #e2cb02;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e2cb02;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 203 2;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 98% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e2cb02 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e2cb02, #89e202);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e2cb02 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 203 2 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 1.32 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.83 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.22 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 5.36 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 5.47 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 5.59 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 5.75 #1d34fd Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Citrine
#e2cb02  rgb(226, 203, 2)  hsl(54, 98%, 45%)  Citrine
#0219e2  rgb(2, 25, 226)  hsl(234, 98%, 45%)  Blue
#02e2cb  rgb(2, 226, 203)  hsl(174, 98%, 45%)  Turquoise
#cb02e2  rgb(203, 2, 226)  hsl(294, 98%, 45%)  Electric Purple