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#E2CE2F

#e2ce2f ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e2ce2f is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.63% red, 80.78% green and 18.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.85% magenta, 79.2% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 53.3°, with 75.53% saturation and 53.53% 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 13.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 1.72.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6052

Complementary

  1. #e2ce2f
  2. #2f43e2

Split complementary

  1. #e2ce2f
  2. #2f9ce2
  3. #752fe2

Analogous

  1. #e2752f
  2. #e2ce2f
  3. #9ce22f

Triadic

  1. #e2ce2f
  2. #2fe2ce
  3. #ce2fe2

Tetradic

  1. #e2ce2f
  2. #43e22f
  3. #2f43e2
  4. #ce2fe2

Square

  1. #e2ce2f
  2. #2fe275
  3. #2f43e2
  4. #e22f9c

Monochromatic

  1. #695f0f
  2. #ac9c18
  3. #e2ce2f
  4. #ebde72
  5. #f5eeb5

Shades

#e2ce2f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e2ce2f
  2. #cbb92a
  3. #b5a526
  4. #9e9021
  5. #887c1c
  6. #716718
  7. #5a5213
  8. #443e0e
  9. #2d2909
  10. #171505
  11. #000000

Tints

#e2ce2f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e2ce2f
  2. #e5d344
  3. #e8d859
  4. #ebdd6d
  5. #eee282
  6. #f1e797
  7. #f3ebac
  8. #f6f0c1
  9. #f9f5d5
  10. #fcfaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e2ce2f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e2ce2f
  2. #d8c637
  3. #cebe3f
  4. #c5b747
  5. #bbaf4f
  6. #b1a758
  7. #a79f60
  8. #9d9768
  9. #949070
  10. #8a8878
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5cda5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e2c800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e8d03c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f4bfb1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2ca19 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5cf37 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #edc58f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e2ce2f {
  color: #e2ce2f;
}
Background
.bg-e2ce2f {
  background-color: #e2ce2f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e2ce2f {
  border: 2px solid #e2ce2f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e2ce2f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 206 47;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 76% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e2ce2f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e2ce2f, #9ce22f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e2ce2f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 206 47 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 1.72 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.51 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 5.37 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.56 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.61 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 5.82 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 6.01 #1d31d0 Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Citrine
#e2ce2f  rgb(226, 206, 47)  hsl(53, 76%, 54%)  Citrine
#2f43e2  rgb(47, 67, 226)  hsl(233, 76%, 54%)  Iris
#2fe2ce  rgb(47, 226, 206)  hsl(173, 76%, 54%)  Turquoise
#ce2fe2  rgb(206, 47, 226)  hsl(293, 76%, 54%)  Medium Orchid