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#E2CC22

#e2cc22 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e2cc22 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.63% red, 80% green and 13.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.73% magenta, 84.96% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 53.13°, with 76.8% saturation and 50.98% 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 12.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 1.43.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5947

Complementary

  1. #e2cc22
  2. #2238e2

Split complementary

  1. #e2cc22
  2. #2298e2
  3. #6c22e2

Analogous

  1. #e26c22
  2. #e2cc22
  3. #98e222

Triadic

  1. #e2cc22
  2. #22e2cc
  3. #cc22e2

Tetradic

  1. #e2cc22
  2. #38e222
  3. #2238e2
  4. #cc22e2

Square

  1. #e2cc22
  2. #22e26c
  3. #2238e2
  4. #e22298

Monochromatic

  1. #5f550c
  2. #a29215
  3. #e2cc22
  4. #ebdc66
  5. #f4eba9

Shades

#e2cc22 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e2cc22
  2. #cbb81f
  3. #b5a31b
  4. #9e8f18
  5. #887a14
  6. #716611
  7. #5a520e
  8. #443d0a
  9. #2d2907
  10. #171403
  11. #000000

Tints

#e2cc22 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e2cc22
  2. #e5d138
  3. #e8d64e
  4. #ebdb64
  5. #eee07a
  6. #f1e691
  7. #f3eba7
  8. #f6f0bd
  9. #f9f5d3
  10. #fcfae9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e2cc22 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e2cc22
  2. #d8c42b
  3. #cebd35
  4. #c5b53e
  5. #bbae48
  6. #b1a651
  7. #a79e5a
  8. #9d9764
  9. #948f6d
  10. #8a8877
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4cba2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e0c600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e7ce32 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f4bcae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1c800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5cd2d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #edc38c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e2cc22 {
  color: #e2cc22;
}
Background
.bg-e2cc22 {
  background-color: #e2cc22;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e2cc22 {
  border: 2px solid #e2cc22;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e2cc22;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 204 34;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 77% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e2cc22 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e2cc22, #98e222);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e2cc22 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 204 34 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 1.43 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.94 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.04 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 5.46 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 5.62 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 5.66 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.91 #1d33dd Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Citrine
#e2cc22  rgb(226, 204, 34)  hsl(53, 77%, 51%)  Citrine
#2238e2  rgb(34, 56, 226)  hsl(233, 77%, 51%)  Persian Blue
#22e2cc  rgb(34, 226, 204)  hsl(173, 77%, 51%)  Turquoise
#cc22e2  rgb(204, 34, 226)  hsl(293, 77%, 51%)  Electric Purple