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#E2D605

#e2d605 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e2d605 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.63% red, 83.92% green and 1.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.31% magenta, 97.79% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 56.74°, 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 13.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.21.

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Relative luminance0.6427

Complementary

  1. #e2d605
  2. #0511e2

Split complementary

  1. #e2d605
  2. #057fe2
  3. #6705e2

Analogous

  1. #e26705
  2. #e2d605
  3. #7fe205

Triadic

  1. #e2d605
  2. #05e2d6
  3. #d605e2

Tetradic

  1. #e2d605
  2. #11e205
  3. #0511e2
  4. #d605e2

Square

  1. #e2d605
  2. #05e267
  3. #0511e2
  4. #e2057f

Monochromatic

  1. #4c4802
  2. #978f03
  3. #e2d605
  4. #fbf039
  5. #fcf684

Shades

#e2d605 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e2d605
  2. #cbc105
  3. #b5ab04
  4. #9e9604
  5. #888003
  6. #716b03
  7. #5a5602
  8. #444002
  9. #2d2b01
  10. #171501
  11. #000000

Tints

#e2d605 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e2d605
  2. #e5da1e
  3. #e8de37
  4. #ebe250
  5. #eee669
  6. #f1eb82
  7. #f3ef9b
  8. #f6f3b4
  9. #f9f7cd
  10. #fcfbe6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e2d605 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e2d605
  2. #d8cd11
  3. #cec51e
  4. #c5bc2a
  5. #bbb436
  6. #b1ab43
  7. #a7a24f
  8. #9d9a5b
  9. #949167
  10. #8a8974
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d2d2d2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8d3a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #eace00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #eed528 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f4c6b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e7d100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ead51f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #edcd91 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e2d605 {
  color: #e2d605;
}
Background
.bg-e2d605 {
  background-color: #e2d605;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e2d605 {
  border: 2px solid #e2d605;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e2d605;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 214 5;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 96% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e2d605 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e2d605, #7fe205);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e2d605 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 214 5 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.21 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 2.82 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.65 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 5.35 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 5.48 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 5.62 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 5.90 #1d29fa Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Citrine
#e2d605  rgb(226, 214, 5)  hsl(57, 96%, 45%)  Citrine
#0511e2  rgb(5, 17, 226)  hsl(237, 96%, 45%)  Blue
#05e2d6  rgb(5, 226, 214)  hsl(177, 96%, 45%)  Bright Turquoise
#d605e2  rgb(214, 5, 226)  hsl(297, 96%, 45%)  Electric Purple