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#E6CD43

#e6cd43 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e6cd43 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.2% red, 80.39% green and 26.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.87% magenta, 70.87% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 50.8°, with 76.53% saturation and 58.24% 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 13.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 3.52.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.6089

Complementary

  1. #e6cd43
  2. #435ce6

Split complementary

  1. #e6cd43
  2. #43aee6
  3. #7c43e6

Analogous

  1. #e67c43
  2. #e6cd43
  3. #aee643

Triadic

  1. #e6cd43
  2. #43e6cd
  3. #cd43e6

Tetradic

  1. #e6cd43
  2. #5ce643
  3. #435ce6
  4. #cd43e6

Square

  1. #e6cd43
  2. #43e67c
  3. #435ce6
  4. #e643ae

Monochromatic

  1. #7f6e11
  2. #c3a91a
  3. #e6cd43
  4. #efdf87
  5. #f8f1ca

Shades

#e6cd43 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e6cd43
  2. #cfb93c
  3. #b8a436
  4. #a1902f
  5. #8a7b28
  6. #736722
  7. #5c521b
  8. #453e14
  9. #2e290d
  10. #171507
  11. #000000

Tints

#e6cd43 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e6cd43
  2. #e9d256
  3. #ebd769
  4. #eedc7b
  5. #f0e18e
  6. #f3e6a1
  7. #f5ebb4
  8. #f8f0c7
  9. #faf5d9
  10. #fdfaec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e6cd43 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e6cd43
  2. #dcc549
  3. #d2be4f
  4. #c7b655
  5. #bdae5b
  6. #b3a762
  7. #a99f68
  8. #9f976e
  9. #948f74
  10. #8a887a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7cda7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e1c82d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e8d14b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f8beb2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3ca37 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7cf48 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f1c492 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e6cd43 {
  color: #e6cd43;
}
Background
.bg-e6cd43 {
  background-color: #e6cd43;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e6cd43 {
  border: 2px solid #e6cd43;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e6cd43;
  --color-primary-rgb: 230 205 67;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 77% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e6cd43 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e6cd43, #aee643);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e6cd43 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(230 205 67 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.52 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 4.11 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 4.72 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.87 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 5.50 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.63 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.79 #1932bc Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Citrine
#e6cd43  rgb(230, 205, 67)  hsl(51, 77%, 58%)  Citrine
#435ce6  rgb(67, 92, 230)  hsl(231, 77%, 58%)  Ultramarine Blue
#43e6cd  rgb(67, 230, 205)  hsl(171, 77%, 58%)  Turquoise
#cd43e6  rgb(205, 67, 230)  hsl(291, 77%, 58%)  Medium Orchid