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#E5CC48

#e5cc48 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e5cc48 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.8% red, 80% green and 28.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.92% magenta, 68.56% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 50.45°, with 75.12% saturation and 59.02% 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 13.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 4.09.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6031

Complementary

  1. #e5cc48
  2. #4861e5

Split complementary

  1. #e5cc48
  2. #48afe5
  3. #7e48e5

Analogous

  1. #e57e48
  2. #e5cc48
  3. #afe548

Triadic

  1. #e5cc48
  2. #48e5cc
  3. #cc48e5

Tetradic

  1. #e5cc48
  2. #61e548
  3. #4861e5
  4. #cc48e5

Square

  1. #e5cc48
  2. #48e57e
  3. #4861e5
  4. #e548af

Monochromatic

  1. #827012
  2. #c5aa1c
  3. #e5cc48
  4. #efdf8b
  5. #f8f1ce

Shades

#e5cc48 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e5cc48
  2. #ceb841
  3. #b7a33a
  4. #a08f32
  5. #897a2b
  6. #736624
  7. #5c521d
  8. #453d16
  9. #2e290e
  10. #171407
  11. #000000

Tints

#e5cc48 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e5cc48
  2. #e8d15a
  3. #ead66d
  4. #eddb7f
  5. #efe091
  6. #f2e6a4
  7. #f5ebb6
  8. #f7f0c8
  9. #faf5da
  10. #fcfaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e5cc48 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e5cc48
  2. #dbc44e
  3. #d1bd53
  4. #c7b559
  5. #bdae5e
  6. #b3a664
  7. #a89e6a
  8. #9e976f
  9. #948f75
  10. #8a887a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6cca7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dfc735 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e6d050 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f6bdb1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2c93e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6ce4d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f0c393 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e5cc48 {
  color: #e5cc48;
}
Background
.bg-e5cc48 {
  background-color: #e5cc48;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e5cc48 {
  border: 2px solid #e5cc48;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e5cc48;
  --color-primary-rgb: 229 204 72;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 75% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e5cc48 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e5cc48, #afe548);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e5cc48 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(229 204 72 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.09 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 4.11 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 4.82 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.14 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.55 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.86 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 5.97 #1a33b7 Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Citrine
#e5cc48  rgb(229, 204, 72)  hsl(50, 75%, 59%)  Citrine
#4861e5  rgb(72, 97, 229)  hsl(230, 75%, 59%)  Ultramarine Blue
#48e5cc  rgb(72, 229, 204)  hsl(170, 75%, 59%)  Turquoise
#cc48e5  rgb(204, 72, 229)  hsl(290, 75%, 59%)  Medium Orchid