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#E6CC42

#e6cc42 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e6cc42 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.2% red, 80% green and 25.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 11.3% magenta, 71.3% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 50.49°, with 76.64% saturation and 58.04% 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 13.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 3.65.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.604

Complementary

  1. #e6cc42
  2. #425ce6

Split complementary

  1. #e6cc42
  2. #42aee6
  3. #7a42e6

Analogous

  1. #e67a42
  2. #e6cc42
  3. #aee642

Triadic

  1. #e6cc42
  2. #42e6cc
  3. #cc42e6

Tetradic

  1. #e6cc42
  2. #5ce642
  3. #425ce6
  4. #cc42e6

Square

  1. #e6cc42
  2. #42e67a
  3. #425ce6
  4. #e642ae

Monochromatic

  1. #7e6d11
  2. #c2a71a
  3. #e6cc42
  4. #efde86
  5. #f8f0c9

Shades

#e6cc42 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e6cc42
  2. #cfb83b
  3. #b8a335
  4. #a18f2e
  5. #8a7a28
  6. #736621
  7. #5c521a
  8. #453d14
  9. #2e290d
  10. #171407
  11. #000000

Tints

#e6cc42 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e6cc42
  2. #e9d155
  3. #ebd668
  4. #eedb7b
  5. #f0e08e
  6. #f3e6a1
  7. #f5ebb3
  8. #f8f0c6
  9. #faf5d9
  10. #fdfaec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e6cc42 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e6cc42
  2. #dcc448
  3. #d2bd4e
  4. #c7b555
  5. #bdae5b
  6. #b3a661
  7. #a99e67
  8. #9f976d
  9. #948f74
  10. #8a887a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7cca7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e0c72c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e7d04a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f8bdb1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2c936 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7ce47 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f1c391 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e6cc42 {
  color: #e6cc42;
}
Background
.bg-e6cc42 {
  background-color: #e6cc42;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e6cc42 {
  border: 2px solid #e6cc42;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e6cc42;
  --color-primary-rgb: 230 204 66;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 77% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e6cc42 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e6cc42, #aee642);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e6cc42 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(230 204 66 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.65 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 4.16 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.64 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 4.73 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 5.63 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 5.83 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.84 #1933bd Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Citrine
#e6cc42  rgb(230, 204, 66)  hsl(50, 77%, 58%)  Citrine
#425ce6  rgb(66, 92, 230)  hsl(230, 77%, 58%)  Ultramarine Blue
#42e6cc  rgb(66, 230, 204)  hsl(170, 77%, 58%)  Turquoise
#cc42e6  rgb(204, 66, 230)  hsl(290, 77%, 58%)  Medium Orchid