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#E2CD3D

#e2cd3d ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e2cd3d is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.63% red, 80.39% green and 23.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.29% magenta, 73.01% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 52.36°, with 73.99% saturation and 56.27% 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 13.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.84.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6017

Complementary

  1. #e2cd3d
  2. #3d52e2

Split complementary

  1. #e2cd3d
  2. #3da5e2
  3. #7a3de2

Analogous

  1. #e27a3d
  2. #e2cd3d
  3. #a5e23d

Triadic

  1. #e2cd3d
  2. #3de2cd
  3. #cd3de2

Tetradic

  1. #e2cd3d
  2. #52e23d
  3. #3d52e2
  4. #cd3de2

Square

  1. #e2cd3d
  2. #3de27a
  3. #3d52e2
  4. #e23da5

Monochromatic

  1. #756811
  2. #b7a31b
  3. #e2cd3d
  4. #ecde80
  5. #f6efc2

Shades

#e2cd3d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e2cd3d
  2. #cbb937
  3. #b5a431
  4. #9e902b
  5. #887b25
  6. #71671f
  7. #5a5218
  8. #443e12
  9. #2d290c
  10. #171506
  11. #000000

Tints

#e2cd3d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e2cd3d
  2. #e5d250
  3. #e8d764
  4. #ebdc77
  5. #eee18b
  6. #f1e69e
  7. #f3ebb1
  8. #f6f0c5
  9. #f9f5d8
  10. #fcfaec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e2cd3d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e2cd3d
  2. #d8c544
  3. #cebe4a
  4. #c5b651
  5. #bbae58
  6. #b1a75f
  7. #a79f65
  8. #9d976c
  9. #948f73
  10. #8a8879
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5cca6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e0c723 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e6cf47 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f3beb1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1c92f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5ce43 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #edc491 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e2cd3d {
  color: #e2cd3d;
}
Background
.bg-e2cd3d {
  background-color: #e2cd3d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e2cd3d {
  border: 2px solid #e2cd3d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e2cd3d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 205 61;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 74% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e2cd3d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e2cd3d, #a5e23d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e2cd3d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 205 61 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.84 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 4.99 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.14 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.63 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 5.63 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.68 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 5.73 #1d32c2 Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Citrine
#e2cd3d  rgb(226, 205, 61)  hsl(52, 74%, 56%)  Citrine
#3d52e2  rgb(61, 82, 226)  hsl(232, 74%, 56%)  Iris
#3de2cd  rgb(61, 226, 205)  hsl(172, 74%, 56%)  Turquoise
#cd3de2  rgb(205, 61, 226)  hsl(292, 74%, 56%)  Medium Orchid