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#E6D43F

#e6d43f ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e6d43f 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 24.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.83% magenta, 72.61% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 53.53°, with 76.96% saturation and 57.45% 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 13.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.63.

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Relative luminance0.6427

Complementary

  1. #e6d43f
  2. #3f51e6

Split complementary

  1. #e6d43f
  2. #3fa5e6
  3. #803fe6

Analogous

  1. #e6803f
  2. #e6d43f
  3. #a5e63f

Triadic

  1. #e6d43f
  2. #3fe6d4
  3. #d43fe6

Tetradic

  1. #e6d43f
  2. #51e63f
  3. #3f51e6
  4. #d43fe6

Square

  1. #e6d43f
  2. #3fe680
  3. #3f51e6
  4. #e63fa5

Monochromatic

  1. #7c7010
  2. #c0ae19
  3. #e6d43f
  4. #efe383
  5. #f8f2c6

Shades

#e6d43f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e6d43f
  2. #cfbf39
  3. #b8aa32
  4. #a1942c
  5. #8a7f26
  6. #736a20
  7. #5c5519
  8. #454013
  9. #2e2a0d
  10. #171506
  11. #000000

Tints

#e6d43f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e6d43f
  2. #e9d852
  3. #ebdd65
  4. #eee179
  5. #f0e58c
  6. #f3ea9f
  7. #f5eeb2
  8. #f8f2c5
  9. #faf6d9
  10. #fdfbec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e6d43f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e6d43f
  2. #dccc46
  3. #d2c34c
  4. #c7bb53
  5. #bdb259
  6. #b3aa60
  7. #a9a266
  8. #9f996d
  9. #949173
  10. #8a887a
  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 #dad3ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e8cd24 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #edd549 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f7c5b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e7d031 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ead545 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f1cb96 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e6d43f {
  color: #e6d43f;
}
Background
.bg-e6d43f {
  background-color: #e6d43f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e6d43f {
  border: 2px solid #e6d43f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e6d43f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 230 212 63;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 77% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e6d43f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e6d43f, #a5e63f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e6d43f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(230 212 63 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.63 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.48 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 4.76 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 4.85 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.21 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 5.49 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.53 #192bc0 Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Citrine
#e6d43f  rgb(230, 212, 63)  hsl(54, 77%, 57%)  Citrine
#3f51e6  rgb(63, 81, 230)  hsl(234, 77%, 57%)  Majorelle Blue
#3fe6d4  rgb(63, 230, 212)  hsl(174, 77%, 57%)  Turquoise
#d43fe6  rgb(212, 63, 230)  hsl(294, 77%, 57%)  Medium Orchid