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#E2CE06

#e2ce06 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e2ce06 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.63% red, 80.78% green and 2.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.85% magenta, 97.35% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 54.55°, with 94.83% saturation and 45.49% 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 13.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 0.48.

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Web safe#cccc00
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Relative luminance0.6032

Complementary

  1. #e2ce06
  2. #061ae2

Split complementary

  1. #e2ce06
  2. #0688e2
  3. #6006e2

Analogous

  1. #e26006
  2. #e2ce06
  3. #88e206

Triadic

  1. #e2ce06
  2. #06e2ce
  3. #ce06e2

Tetradic

  1. #e2ce06
  2. #1ae206
  3. #061ae2
  4. #ce06e2

Square

  1. #e2ce06
  2. #06e260
  3. #061ae2
  4. #e20688

Monochromatic

  1. #4d4602
  2. #978a04
  3. #e2ce06
  4. #fae83b
  5. #fcf185

Shades

#e2ce06 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e2ce06
  2. #cbb905
  3. #b5a505
  4. #9e9004
  5. #887c04
  6. #716703
  7. #5a5202
  8. #443e02
  9. #2d2901
  10. #171501
  11. #000000

Tints

#e2ce06 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e2ce06
  2. #e5d31f
  3. #e8d838
  4. #ebdd51
  5. #eee26a
  6. #f1e783
  7. #f3eb9b
  8. #f6f0b4
  9. #f9f5cd
  10. #fcfae6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e2ce06 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e2ce06
  2. #d8c612
  3. #cebe1e
  4. #c5b72b
  5. #bbaf37
  6. #b1a743
  7. #a79f4f
  8. #9d975b
  9. #949068
  10. #8a8874
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5cda2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e3c700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e8d026 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f4beaf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2ca00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6cf1d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #edc58b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e2ce06 {
  color: #e2ce06;
}
Background
.bg-e2ce06 {
  background-color: #e2ce06;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e2ce06 {
  border: 2px solid #e2ce06;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e2ce06;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 206 6;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 95% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e2ce06 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e2ce06, #88e206);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e2ce06 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 206 6 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 0.48 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.41 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 5.27 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 5.30 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.54 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 5.60 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.84 #1d31f9 Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Citrine
#e2ce06  rgb(226, 206, 6)  hsl(55, 95%, 45%)  Citrine
#061ae2  rgb(6, 26, 226)  hsl(235, 95%, 45%)  Blue
#06e2ce  rgb(6, 226, 206)  hsl(175, 95%, 45%)  Turquoise
#ce06e2  rgb(206, 6, 226)  hsl(295, 95%, 45%)  Electric Purple