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#E5CE3F

#e5ce3f ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e5ce3f is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.8% red, 80.78% green and 24.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.04% magenta, 72.49% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 51.69°, with 76.15% saturation and 57.25% 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 13.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.94.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6116

Complementary

  1. #e5ce3f
  2. #3f56e5

Split complementary

  1. #e5ce3f
  2. #3fa9e5
  3. #7b3fe5

Analogous

  1. #e57b3f
  2. #e5ce3f
  3. #a9e53f

Triadic

  1. #e5ce3f
  2. #3fe5ce
  3. #ce3fe5

Tetradic

  1. #e5ce3f
  2. #56e53f
  3. #3f56e5
  4. #ce3fe5

Square

  1. #e5ce3f
  2. #3fe57b
  3. #3f56e5
  4. #e53fa9

Monochromatic

  1. #7a6c11
  2. #bea71a
  3. #e5ce3f
  4. #eedf82
  5. #f7f0c6

Shades

#e5ce3f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e5ce3f
  2. #ceb939
  3. #b7a532
  4. #a0902c
  5. #897c26
  6. #736720
  7. #5c5219
  8. #453e13
  9. #2e290d
  10. #171506
  11. #000000

Tints

#e5ce3f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e5ce3f
  2. #e8d352
  3. #ead865
  4. #eddd79
  5. #efe28c
  6. #f2e79f
  7. #f5ebb2
  8. #f7f0c5
  9. #faf5d9
  10. #fcfaec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e5ce3f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e5ce3f
  2. #dbc646
  3. #d1be4c
  4. #c7b753
  5. #bdaf59
  6. #b3a760
  7. #a89f66
  8. #9e976d
  9. #949073
  10. #8a887a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7cda7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e2c826 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e8d148 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f7bfb2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3cb32 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7d045 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f0c592 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e5ce3f {
  color: #e5ce3f;
}
Background
.bg-e5ce3f {
  background-color: #e5ce3f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e5ce3f {
  border: 2px solid #e5ce3f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e5ce3f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 229 206 63;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 76% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e5ce3f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e5ce3f, #a9e53f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e5ce3f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(229 206 63 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.94 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 4.44 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 5.04 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.08 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.17 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 5.31 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.74 #1a31c0 Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Citrine
#e5ce3f  rgb(229, 206, 63)  hsl(52, 76%, 57%)  Citrine
#3f56e5  rgb(63, 86, 229)  hsl(232, 76%, 57%)  Majorelle Blue
#3fe5ce  rgb(63, 229, 206)  hsl(172, 76%, 57%)  Turquoise
#ce3fe5  rgb(206, 63, 229)  hsl(292, 76%, 57%)  Medium Orchid