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#EAD315

#ead315 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ead315 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.76% red, 82.75% green and 8.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.83% magenta, 91.03% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 53.52°, with 83.53% saturation and 50% 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 13.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 1.09.

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Relative luminance0.6414

Complementary

  1. #ead315
  2. #152cea

Split complementary

  1. #ead315
  2. #1597ea
  3. #6815ea

Analogous

  1. #ea6815
  2. #ead315
  3. #97ea15

Triadic

  1. #ead315
  2. #15ead3
  3. #d315ea

Tetradic

  1. #ead315
  2. #2cea15
  3. #152cea
  4. #d315ea

Square

  1. #ead315
  2. #15ea68
  3. #152cea
  4. #ea1597

Monochromatic

  1. #5e5408
  2. #a4940f
  3. #ead315
  4. #f0e05b
  5. #f7eda1

Shades

#ead315 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ead315
  2. #d3be13
  3. #bba911
  4. #a4940f
  5. #8c7f0d
  6. #756a0b
  7. #5e5408
  8. #463f06
  9. #2f2a04
  10. #171502
  11. #000000

Tints

#ead315 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ead315
  2. #ecd72c
  3. #eedc44
  4. #f0e05b
  5. #f2e573
  6. #f5e98a
  7. #f7eda1
  8. #f9f2b9
  9. #fbf6d0
  10. #fdfbe8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ead315 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ead315
  2. #dfcb20
  3. #d5c22a
  4. #caba35
  5. #c0b240
  6. #b5aa4b
  7. #aaa155
  8. #a09960
  9. #95916b
  10. #8b8875
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d2d2d2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dcd2a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e8cc00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #efd52c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fdc3b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e9cf00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #edd525 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f6c990 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ead315 {
  color: #ead315;
}
Background
.bg-ead315 {
  background-color: #ead315;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ead315 {
  border: 2px solid #ead315;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ead315;
  --color-primary-rgb: 234 211 21;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 84% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ead315 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ead315, #97ea15);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ead315 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(234 211 21 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 1.09 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.53 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 3.84 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 3.85 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 4.41 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.03 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 5.17 #152cea Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Citrine
#ead315  rgb(234, 211, 21)  hsl(54, 84%, 50%)  Citrine
#152cea  rgb(21, 44, 234)  hsl(234, 84%, 50%)  Blue
#15ead3  rgb(21, 234, 211)  hsl(174, 84%, 50%)  Turquoise
#d315ea  rgb(211, 21, 234)  hsl(294, 84%, 50%)  Electric Purple