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#E6D439

#e6d439 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e6d439 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.2% red, 83.14% green and 22.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.83% magenta, 75.22% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 53.76°, with 77.58% saturation and 56.27% 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 13.84:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.21.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.6421

Complementary

  1. #e6d439
  2. #394be6

Split complementary

  1. #e6d439
  2. #39a1e6
  3. #7d39e6

Analogous

  1. #e67d39
  2. #e6d439
  3. #a1e639

Triadic

  1. #e6d439
  2. #39e6d4
  3. #d439e6

Tetradic

  1. #e6d439
  2. #4be639
  3. #394be6
  4. #d439e6

Square

  1. #e6d439
  2. #39e67d
  3. #394be6
  4. #e639a1

Monochromatic

  1. #776c0f
  2. #bbaa18
  3. #e6d439
  4. #efe37d
  5. #f7f2c1

Shades

#e6d439 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e6d439
  2. #cfbf33
  3. #b8aa2e
  4. #a19428
  5. #8a7f22
  6. #736a1d
  7. #5c5517
  8. #454011
  9. #2e2a0b
  10. #171506
  11. #000000

Tints

#e6d439 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e6d439
  2. #e9d84d
  3. #ebdd61
  4. #eee174
  5. #f0e588
  6. #f3ea9c
  7. #f5eeb0
  8. #f8f2c4
  9. #faf6d7
  10. #fdfbeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e6d439 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e6d439
  2. #dccc40
  3. #d2c347
  4. #c7bb4e
  5. #bdb255
  6. #b3aa5d
  7. #a9a264
  8. #9f996b
  9. #949172
  10. #8a8879
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d2d2d2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dad3aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e8cd16 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #edd544 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f8c5b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e7d028 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ead540 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f1cb95 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e6d439 {
  color: #e6d439;
}
Background
.bg-e6d439 {
  background-color: #e6d439;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e6d439 {
  border: 2px solid #e6d439;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e6d439;
  --color-primary-rgb: 230 212 57;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 78% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e6d439 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e6d439, #a1e639);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e6d439 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(230 212 57 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.21 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.25 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 4.61 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.09 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.25 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 5.37 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.64 #192bc6 Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Citrine
#e6d439  rgb(230, 212, 57)  hsl(54, 78%, 56%)  Citrine
#394be6  rgb(57, 75, 230)  hsl(234, 78%, 56%)  Iris
#39e6d4  rgb(57, 230, 212)  hsl(174, 78%, 56%)  Turquoise
#d439e6  rgb(212, 57, 230)  hsl(294, 78%, 56%)  Medium Orchid