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#EAD138

#ead138 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ead138 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.76% red, 81.96% green and 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.68% magenta, 76.07% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 51.57°, with 80.91% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.4.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.6338

Complementary

  1. #ead138
  2. #3851ea

Split complementary

  1. #ead138
  2. #38aaea
  3. #7838ea

Analogous

  1. #ea7838
  2. #ead138
  3. #aaea38

Triadic

  1. #ead138
  2. #38ead1
  3. #d138ea

Tetradic

  1. #ead138
  2. #51ea38
  3. #3851ea
  4. #d138ea

Square

  1. #ead138
  2. #38ea78
  3. #3851ea
  4. #ea38aa

Monochromatic

  1. #7c6c0d
  2. #c1a914
  3. #ead138
  4. #f1e17d
  5. #f9f1c2

Shades

#ead138 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ead138
  2. #d3bc32
  3. #bba72d
  4. #a49227
  5. #8c7d22
  6. #75691c
  7. #5e5416
  8. #463f11
  9. #2f2a0b
  10. #171506
  11. #000000

Tints

#ead138 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ead138
  2. #ecd64c
  3. #eeda60
  4. #f0df74
  5. #f2e388
  6. #f5e89c
  7. #f7edaf
  8. #f9f1c3
  9. #fbf6d7
  10. #fdfaeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ead138 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ead138
  2. #dfc93f
  3. #d5c146
  4. #cab94e
  5. #c0b155
  6. #b5a95c
  7. #aaa063
  8. #a0986a
  9. #959072
  10. #8b8879
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d0d0d0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dbd1a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e6cb15 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ecd443 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fcc1b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e7ce27 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ebd33f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f5c893 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ead138 {
  color: #ead138;
}
Background
.bg-ead138 {
  background-color: #ead138;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ead138 {
  border: 2px solid #ead138;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ead138;
  --color-primary-rgb: 234 209 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 81% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ead138 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ead138, #aaea38);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ead138 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(234 209 56 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.40 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 4.14 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 4.19 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.37 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 4.49 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.56 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 4.78 #152ec7 Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Citrine
#ead138  rgb(234, 209, 56)  hsl(52, 81%, 57%)  Citrine
#3851ea  rgb(56, 81, 234)  hsl(232, 81%, 57%)  Majorelle Blue
#38ead1  rgb(56, 234, 209)  hsl(172, 81%, 57%)  Turquoise
#d138ea  rgb(209, 56, 234)  hsl(292, 81%, 57%)  Medium Orchid