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#E3CD40

#e3cd40 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e3cd40 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.02% red, 80.39% green and 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.69% magenta, 71.81% yellow and 10.98% black. Its hue angle is 51.9°, with 74.43% saturation and 57.06% 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 13.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 3.1.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6036

Complementary

  1. #e3cd40
  2. #4056e3

Split complementary

  1. #e3cd40
  2. #40a8e3
  3. #7b40e3

Analogous

  1. #e37b40
  2. #e3cd40
  3. #a8e340

Triadic

  1. #e3cd40
  2. #40e3cd
  3. #cd40e3

Tetradic

  1. #e3cd40
  2. #56e340
  3. #4056e3
  4. #cd40e3

Square

  1. #e3cd40
  2. #40e37b
  3. #4056e3
  4. #e340a8

Monochromatic

  1. #786a12
  2. #bba61b
  3. #e3cd40
  4. #edde83
  5. #f7f0c5

Shades

#e3cd40 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e3cd40
  2. #ccb93a
  3. #b6a433
  4. #9f902d
  5. #887b26
  6. #726720
  7. #5b521a
  8. #443e13
  9. #2d290d
  10. #171506
  11. #000000

Tints

#e3cd40 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e3cd40
  2. #e6d253
  3. #e9d766
  4. #ebdc79
  5. #eee18c
  6. #f1e6a0
  7. #f4ebb3
  8. #f7f0c6
  9. #f9f5d9
  10. #fcfaec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e3cd40 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e3cd40
  2. #d9c546
  3. #cfbe4d
  4. #c5b653
  5. #bbae5a
  6. #b2a760
  7. #a89f66
  8. #9e976d
  9. #948f73
  10. #8a887a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6cca6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e0c728 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e7d049 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f4beb1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1ca33 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5cf46 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eec491 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e3cd40 {
  color: #e3cd40;
}
Background
.bg-e3cd40 {
  background-color: #e3cd40;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e3cd40 {
  border: 2px solid #e3cd40;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e3cd40;
  --color-primary-rgb: 227 205 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 74% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e3cd40 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e3cd40, #a8e340);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e3cd40 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(227 205 64 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.10 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 4.71 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.29 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 5.37 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.47 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.59 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 5.70 #1c32bf Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Citrine
#e3cd40  rgb(227, 205, 64)  hsl(52, 74%, 57%)  Citrine
#4056e3  rgb(64, 86, 227)  hsl(232, 74%, 57%)  Majorelle Blue
#40e3cd  rgb(64, 227, 205)  hsl(172, 74%, 57%)  Turquoise
#cd40e3  rgb(205, 64, 227)  hsl(292, 74%, 57%)  Medium Orchid