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#e8cd2d ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e8cd2d is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.98% red, 80.39% green and 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 11.64% magenta, 80.6% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 51.34°, with 80.26% saturation and 54.31% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.36.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.6101

Complementary

  1. #e8cd2d
  2. #2d48e8

Split complementary

  1. #e8cd2d
  2. #2da5e8
  3. #6f2de8

Analogous

  1. #e86f2d
  2. #e8cd2d
  3. #a5e82d

Triadic

  1. #e8cd2d
  2. #2de8cd
  3. #cd2de8

Tetradic

  1. #e8cd2d
  2. #48e82d
  3. #2d48e8
  4. #cd2de8

Square

  1. #e8cd2d
  2. #2de86f
  3. #2d48e8
  4. #e82da5

Monochromatic

  1. #70610c
  2. #b59d14
  3. #e8cd2d
  4. #f0dd72
  5. #f7eeb7

Shades

#e8cd2d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e8cd2d
  2. #d1b929
  3. #baa424
  4. #a29020
  5. #8b7b1b
  6. #746717
  7. #5d5212
  8. #463e0e
  9. #2e2909
  10. #171505
  11. #000000

Tints

#e8cd2d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e8cd2d
  2. #ead242
  3. #edd757
  4. #efdc6c
  5. #f1e181
  6. #f4e696
  7. #f6ebab
  8. #f8f0c0
  9. #faf5d5
  10. #fdfaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e8cd2d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e8cd2d
  2. #dec535
  3. #d3be3e
  4. #c9b646
  5. #beae4e
  6. #b4a757
  7. #aa9f5f
  8. #9f9767
  9. #958f6f
  10. #8a8878
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8cda5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e2c800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e9d13a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fbbdb0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4ca15 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e9cf35 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f3c48e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e8cd2d {
  color: #e8cd2d;
}
Background
.bg-e8cd2d {
  background-color: #e8cd2d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e8cd2d {
  border: 2px solid #e8cd2d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e8cd2d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 232 205 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 80% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e8cd2d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e8cd2d, #a5e82d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e8cd2d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(232 205 45 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.36 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.84 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 4.64 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 4.79 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 4.80 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 4.90 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 5.00 #1732d2 Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Citrine
#e8cd2d  rgb(232, 205, 45)  hsl(51, 80%, 54%)  Citrine
#2d48e8  rgb(45, 72, 232)  hsl(231, 80%, 54%)  Iris
#2de8cd  rgb(45, 232, 205)  hsl(171, 80%, 54%)  Turquoise
#cd2de8  rgb(205, 45, 232)  hsl(291, 80%, 54%)  Electric Purple