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#E5D503

#e5d503 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e5d503 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.8% red, 83.53% green and 1.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.99% magenta, 98.69% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 55.75°, with 97.41% saturation and 45.49% 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 1.44.

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Relative luminance0.6425

Complementary

  1. #e5d503
  2. #0313e5

Split complementary

  1. #e5d503
  2. #0384e5
  3. #6403e5

Analogous

  1. #e56403
  2. #e5d503
  3. #84e503

Triadic

  1. #e5d503
  2. #03e5d5
  3. #d503e5

Tetradic

  1. #e5d503
  2. #13e503
  3. #0313e5
  4. #d503e5

Square

  1. #e5d503
  2. #03e564
  3. #0313e5
  4. #e50384

Monochromatic

  1. #4e4901
  2. #998f02
  3. #e5d503
  4. #fcee38
  5. #fdf584

Shades

#e5d503 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e5d503
  2. #cec003
  3. #b7aa02
  4. #a09502
  5. #898002
  6. #736b02
  7. #5c5501
  8. #454001
  9. #2e2b01
  10. #171500
  11. #000000

Tints

#e5d503 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e5d503
  2. #e8d91c
  3. #eadd35
  4. #ede24f
  5. #efe668
  6. #f2ea81
  7. #f5ee9a
  8. #f7f2b3
  9. #faf7cd
  10. #fcfbe6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e5d503 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e5d503
  2. #dbcd10
  3. #d1c41c
  4. #c7bc29
  5. #bdb335
  6. #b3ab42
  7. #a8a24e
  8. #9e9a5b
  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 #dad3a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #eacd00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #efd527 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f7c5b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e8d000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ebd51d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f0cc90 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e5d503 {
  color: #e5d503;
}
Background
.bg-e5d503 {
  background-color: #e5d503;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e5d503 {
  border: 2px solid #e5d503;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e5d503;
  --color-primary-rgb: 229 213 3;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 97% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e5d503 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e5d503, #84e503);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e5d503 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(229 213 3 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 1.44 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 2.86 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.03 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 4.71 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 4.75 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 5.64 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 5.89 #1a2afc Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Citrine
#e5d503  rgb(229, 213, 3)  hsl(56, 97%, 45%)  Citrine
#0313e5  rgb(3, 19, 229)  hsl(236, 97%, 45%)  Blue
#03e5d5  rgb(3, 229, 213)  hsl(176, 97%, 45%)  Turquoise
#d503e5  rgb(213, 3, 229)  hsl(296, 97%, 45%)  Electric Purple