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#E9D439

#e9d439 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e9d439 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.37% red, 83.14% green and 22.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.01% magenta, 75.54% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 52.84°, with 80% saturation and 56.86% 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 13.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.16.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.6471

Complementary

  1. #e9d439
  2. #394ee9

Split complementary

  1. #e9d439
  2. #39a6e9
  3. #7c39e9

Analogous

  1. #e97c39
  2. #e9d439
  3. #a6e939

Triadic

  1. #e9d439
  2. #39e9d4
  3. #d439e9

Tetradic

  1. #e9d439
  2. #4ee939
  3. #394ee9
  4. #d439e9

Square

  1. #e9d439
  2. #39e97c
  3. #394ee9
  4. #e939a6

Monochromatic

  1. #7b6e0e
  2. #c0ac15
  3. #e9d439
  4. #f1e37e
  5. #f8f2c3

Shades

#e9d439 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e9d439
  2. #d2bf33
  3. #baaa2e
  4. #a39428
  5. #8c7f22
  6. #756a1d
  7. #5d5517
  8. #464011
  9. #2f2a0b
  10. #171506
  11. #000000

Tints

#e9d439 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e9d439
  2. #ebd84d
  3. #eddd61
  4. #f0e174
  5. #f2e588
  6. #f4ea9c
  7. #f6eeb0
  8. #f8f2c4
  9. #fbf6d7
  10. #fdfbeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e9d439 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e9d439
  2. #dfcc40
  3. #d4c347
  4. #cabb4e
  5. #bfb255
  6. #b5aa5d
  7. #aaa264
  8. #a0996b
  9. #959172
  10. #8b8879
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d2d2d2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dcd3aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e8ce16 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #eed644 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fbc4b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e9d028 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ecd540 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f4cb95 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e9d439 {
  color: #e9d439;
}
Background
.bg-e9d439 {
  background-color: #e9d439;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e9d439 {
  border: 2px solid #e9d439;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e9d439;
  --color-primary-rgb: 233 212 57;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 80% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e9d439 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e9d439, #a6e939);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e9d439 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(233 212 57 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.16 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.39 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 4.08 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 4.54 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 4.85 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 5.01 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 5.37 #162bc6 Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Citrine
#e9d439  rgb(233, 212, 57)  hsl(53, 80%, 57%)  Citrine
#394ee9  rgb(57, 78, 233)  hsl(233, 80%, 57%)  Majorelle Blue
#39e9d4  rgb(57, 233, 212)  hsl(173, 80%, 57%)  Turquoise
#d439e9  rgb(212, 57, 233)  hsl(293, 80%, 57%)  Medium Orchid