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#e8ce2d ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e8ce2d is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.98% red, 80.78% green and 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 11.21% magenta, 80.6% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 51.66°, 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 13.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.1.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.6149

Complementary

  1. #e8ce2d
  2. #2d47e8

Split complementary

  1. #e8ce2d
  2. #2da4e8
  3. #702de8

Analogous

  1. #e8702d
  2. #e8ce2d
  3. #a4e82d

Triadic

  1. #e8ce2d
  2. #2de8ce
  3. #ce2de8

Tetradic

  1. #e8ce2d
  2. #47e82d
  3. #2d47e8
  4. #ce2de8

Square

  1. #e8ce2d
  2. #2de870
  3. #2d47e8
  4. #e82da4

Monochromatic

  1. #70620c
  2. #b59e14
  3. #e8ce2d
  4. #f0de72
  5. #f7eeb7

Shades

#e8ce2d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e8ce2d
  2. #d1b929
  3. #baa524
  4. #a29020
  5. #8b7c1b
  6. #746717
  7. #5d5212
  8. #463e0e
  9. #2e2909
  10. #171505
  11. #000000

Tints

#e8ce2d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e8ce2d
  2. #ead342
  3. #edd857
  4. #efdd6c
  5. #f1e281
  6. #f4e796
  7. #f6ebab
  8. #f8f0c0
  9. #faf5d5
  10. #fdfaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e8ce2d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e8ce2d
  2. #dec635
  3. #d3be3e
  4. #c9b746
  5. #beaf4e
  6. #b4a757
  7. #aa9f5f
  8. #9f9767
  9. #95906f
  10. #8a8878
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9cea6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e3c800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ead23a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fbbeb1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5cb15 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e9d035 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f3c58f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e8ce2d {
  color: #e8ce2d;
}
Background
.bg-e8ce2d {
  background-color: #e8ce2d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e8ce2d {
  border: 2px solid #e8ce2d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e8ce2d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 232 206 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 80% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e8ce2d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e8ce2d, #a4e82d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e8ce2d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(232 206 45 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.10 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.09 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 4.63 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 4.67 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 4.80 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.90 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 4.98 #1731d2 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Citrine
#e8ce2d  rgb(232, 206, 45)  hsl(52, 80%, 54%)  Citrine
#2d47e8  rgb(45, 71, 232)  hsl(232, 80%, 54%)  Iris
#2de8ce  rgb(45, 232, 206)  hsl(172, 80%, 54%)  Turquoise
#ce2de8  rgb(206, 45, 232)  hsl(292, 80%, 54%)  Electric Purple