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#E9D544

#e9d544 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e9d544 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.37% red, 83.53% green and 26.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.58% magenta, 70.82% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 52.73°, with 78.95% saturation and 59.02% 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 14.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.97.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.6533

Complementary

  1. #e9d544
  2. #4458e9

Split complementary

  1. #e9d544
  2. #44aae9
  3. #8344e9

Analogous

  1. #e98344
  2. #e9d544
  3. #aae944

Triadic

  1. #e9d544
  2. #44e9d5
  3. #d544e9

Tetradic

  1. #e9d544
  2. #58e944
  3. #4458e9
  4. #d544e9

Square

  1. #e9d544
  2. #44e983
  3. #4458e9
  4. #e944aa

Monochromatic

  1. #847610
  2. #c9b318
  3. #e9d544
  4. #f1e488
  5. #f9f4cd

Shades

#e9d544 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e9d544
  2. #d2c03d
  3. #baaa36
  4. #a39530
  5. #8c8029
  6. #756b22
  7. #5d551b
  8. #464014
  9. #2f2b0e
  10. #171507
  11. #000000

Tints

#e9d544 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e9d544
  2. #ebd957
  3. #eddd69
  4. #f0e27c
  5. #f2e68f
  6. #f4eaa2
  7. #f6eeb4
  8. #f8f2c7
  9. #fbf7da
  10. #fdfbec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e9d544 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e9d544
  2. #dfcd4a
  3. #d4c450
  4. #cabc56
  5. #bfb35c
  6. #b5ab62
  7. #aaa268
  8. #a09a6e
  9. #959174
  10. #8b897a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d3d3d3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dcd4ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e9cf2c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #eed74d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fbc6b8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e9d137 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ecd64a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f4cc98 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e9d544 {
  color: #e9d544;
}
Background
.bg-e9d544 {
  background-color: #e9d544;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e9d544 {
  border: 2px solid #e9d544;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e9d544;
  --color-primary-rgb: 233 213 68;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 79% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e9d544 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e9d544, #aae944);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e9d544 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(233 213 68 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.97 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.56 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 4.18 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 4.38 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 4.84 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.06 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 5.39 #162abb Inverted #d3d3d3 Grayscale 

Citrine
#e9d544  rgb(233, 213, 68)  hsl(53, 79%, 59%)  Citrine
#4458e9  rgb(68, 88, 233)  hsl(233, 79%, 59%)  Majorelle Blue
#44e9d5  rgb(68, 233, 213)  hsl(173, 79%, 59%)  Turquoise
#d544e9  rgb(213, 68, 233)  hsl(293, 79%, 59%)  Medium Orchid