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#E4CD45

#e4cd45 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e4cd45 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.41% red, 80.39% green and 27.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.09% magenta, 69.74% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 51.32°, with 74.65% saturation and 58.24% 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 13.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 3.57.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6059

Complementary

  1. #e4cd45
  2. #455ce4

Split complementary

  1. #e4cd45
  2. #45ace4
  3. #7e45e4

Analogous

  1. #e47e45
  2. #e4cd45
  3. #ace445

Triadic

  1. #e4cd45
  2. #45e4cd
  3. #cd45e4

Tetradic

  1. #e4cd45
  2. #5ce445
  3. #455ce4
  4. #cd45e4

Square

  1. #e4cd45
  2. #45e47e
  3. #455ce4
  4. #e445ac

Monochromatic

  1. #7e6e12
  2. #c1a91c
  3. #e4cd45
  4. #eedf88
  5. #f7f1cb

Shades

#e4cd45 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e4cd45
  2. #cdb93e
  3. #b6a437
  4. #a09030
  5. #897b29
  6. #726723
  7. #5b521c
  8. #443e15
  9. #2e290e
  10. #171507
  11. #000000

Tints

#e4cd45 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e4cd45
  2. #e7d258
  3. #e9d76a
  4. #ecdc7d
  5. #efe18f
  6. #f2e6a2
  7. #f4ebb5
  8. #f7f0c7
  9. #faf5da
  10. #fcfaec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e4cd45 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e4cd45
  2. #dac54b
  3. #d0be51
  4. #c6b657
  5. #bcae5d
  6. #b2a763
  7. #a89f68
  8. #9e976e
  9. #948f74
  10. #8a887a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6cda7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e0c831 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e7d04d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f5beb2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2ca3a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6cf4a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #efc493 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e4cd45 {
  color: #e4cd45;
}
Background
.bg-e4cd45 {
  background-color: #e4cd45;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e4cd45 {
  border: 2px solid #e4cd45;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e4cd45;
  --color-primary-rgb: 228 205 69;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 75% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e4cd45 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e4cd45, #ace445);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e4cd45 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(228 205 69 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.57 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 4.37 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 5.08 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.39 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.41 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.58 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 5.78 #1b32ba Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Citrine
#e4cd45  rgb(228, 205, 69)  hsl(51, 75%, 58%)  Citrine
#455ce4  rgb(69, 92, 228)  hsl(231, 75%, 58%)  Ultramarine Blue
#45e4cd  rgb(69, 228, 205)  hsl(171, 75%, 58%)  Turquoise
#cd45e4  rgb(205, 69, 228)  hsl(291, 75%, 58%)  Medium Orchid