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#E6CA2D

#e6ca2d ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e6ca2d is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.2% red, 79.22% green and 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 12.17% magenta, 80.43% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 50.92°, with 78.72% saturation and 53.92% 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 12.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.89.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5925

Complementary

  1. #e6ca2d
  2. #2d49e6

Split complementary

  1. #e6ca2d
  2. #2da5e6
  3. #6d2de6

Analogous

  1. #e66d2d
  2. #e6ca2d
  3. #a5e62d

Triadic

  1. #e6ca2d
  2. #2de6ca
  3. #ca2de6

Tetradic

  1. #e6ca2d
  2. #49e62d
  3. #2d49e6
  4. #ca2de6

Square

  1. #e6ca2d
  2. #2de66d
  3. #2d49e6
  4. #e62da5

Monochromatic

  1. #6d5e0d
  2. #b19a15
  3. #e6ca2d
  4. #eedb71
  5. #f6edb6

Shades

#e6ca2d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e6ca2d
  2. #cfb629
  3. #b8a224
  4. #a18d20
  5. #8a791b
  6. #736517
  7. #5c5112
  8. #453d0e
  9. #2e2809
  10. #171405
  11. #000000

Tints

#e6ca2d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e6ca2d
  2. #e9cf42
  3. #ebd557
  4. #eeda6c
  5. #f0df81
  6. #f3e596
  7. #f5eaab
  8. #f8efc0
  9. #faf4d5
  10. #fdfaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e6ca2d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e6ca2d
  2. #dcc335
  3. #d2bb3e
  4. #c7b446
  5. #bdac4e
  6. #b3a557
  7. #a99e5f
  8. #9f9667
  9. #948f6f
  10. #8a8778
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6caa3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dfc500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e6ce39 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f9baad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2c716 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6cd35 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f1c18c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e6ca2d {
  color: #e6ca2d;
}
Background
.bg-e6ca2d {
  background-color: #e6ca2d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e6ca2d {
  border: 2px solid #e6ca2d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e6ca2d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 230 202 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 79% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e6ca2d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e6ca2d, #a5e62d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e6ca2d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(230 202 45 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.89 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.66 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 5.01 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.07 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 5.09 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 5.29 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.40 #1935d2 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Citrine
#e6ca2d  rgb(230, 202, 45)  hsl(51, 79%, 54%)  Citrine
#2d49e6  rgb(45, 73, 230)  hsl(231, 79%, 54%)  Iris
#2de6ca  rgb(45, 230, 202)  hsl(171, 79%, 54%)  Turquoise
#ca2de6  rgb(202, 45, 230)  hsl(291, 79%, 54%)  Electric Purple