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#E2D405

#e2d405 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e2d405 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.63% red, 83.14% green and 1.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.19% magenta, 97.79% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 56.2°, with 95.67% saturation and 45.29% 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 13.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 1.61.

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Relative luminance0.6327

Complementary

  1. #e2d405
  2. #0513e2

Split complementary

  1. #e2d405
  2. #0581e2
  3. #6505e2

Analogous

  1. #e26505
  2. #e2d405
  3. #81e205

Triadic

  1. #e2d405
  2. #05e2d4
  3. #d405e2

Tetradic

  1. #e2d405
  2. #13e205
  3. #0513e2
  4. #d405e2

Square

  1. #e2d405
  2. #05e265
  3. #0513e2
  4. #e20581

Monochromatic

  1. #4c4802
  2. #978e03
  3. #e2d405
  4. #fbee39
  5. #fcf584

Shades

#e2d405 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e2d405
  2. #cbbf05
  3. #b5aa04
  4. #9e9404
  5. #887f03
  6. #716a03
  7. #5a5502
  8. #444002
  9. #2d2a01
  10. #171501
  11. #000000

Tints

#e2d405 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e2d405
  2. #e5d81e
  3. #e8dd37
  4. #ebe150
  5. #eee569
  6. #f1ea82
  7. #f3ee9b
  8. #f6f2b4
  9. #f9f6cd
  10. #fcfbe6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e2d405 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e2d405
  2. #d8cc11
  3. #cec31e
  4. #c5bb2a
  5. #bbb236
  6. #b1aa43
  7. #a7a24f
  8. #9d995b
  9. #949167
  10. #8a8874
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d0d0d0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8d2a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e8cc00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #edd428 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f4c4b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e6cf00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e9d41e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #edcb8f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e2d405 {
  color: #e2d405;
}
Background
.bg-e2d405 {
  background-color: #e2d405;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e2d405 {
  border: 2px solid #e2d405;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e2d405;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 212 5;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 96% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e2d405 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e2d405, #81e205);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e2d405 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 212 5 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 1.61 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.11 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.16 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 5.24 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 5.33 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 5.98 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 6.24 #1d2bfa Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Citrine
#e2d405  rgb(226, 212, 5)  hsl(56, 96%, 45%)  Citrine
#0513e2  rgb(5, 19, 226)  hsl(236, 96%, 45%)  Blue
#05e2d4  rgb(5, 226, 212)  hsl(176, 96%, 45%)  Turquoise
#d405e2  rgb(212, 5, 226)  hsl(296, 96%, 45%)  Electric Purple