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#EAD642

#ead642 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ead642 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.76% red, 83.92% green and 25.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.55% magenta, 71.79% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 52.86°, with 80% saturation and 58.82% 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 14.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.86.

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Relative luminance0.6598

Complementary

  1. #ead642
  2. #4256ea

Split complementary

  1. #ead642
  2. #42aaea
  3. #8242ea

Analogous

  1. #ea8242
  2. #ead642
  3. #aaea42

Triadic

  1. #ead642
  2. #42ead6
  3. #d642ea

Tetradic

  1. #ead642
  2. #56ea42
  3. #4256ea
  4. #d642ea

Square

  1. #ead642
  2. #42ea82
  3. #4256ea
  4. #ea42aa

Monochromatic

  1. #84760f
  2. #c9b416
  3. #ead642
  4. #f2e587
  5. #f9f4cc

Shades

#ead642 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ead642
  2. #d3c13b
  3. #bbab35
  4. #a4962e
  5. #8c8028
  6. #756b21
  7. #5e561a
  8. #464014
  9. #2f2b0d
  10. #171507
  11. #000000

Tints

#ead642 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ead642
  2. #ecda55
  3. #eede68
  4. #f0e27b
  5. #f2e68e
  6. #f5eba1
  7. #f7efb3
  8. #f9f3c6
  9. #fbf7d9
  10. #fdfbec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ead642 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ead642
  2. #dfcd48
  3. #d5c54e
  4. #cabc55
  5. #c0b45b
  6. #b5ab61
  7. #aaa267
  8. #a09a6d
  9. #959174
  10. #8b897a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d4d4d4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ddd5ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ead029 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f0d84c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fcc7b9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ead234 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #edd748 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f5cd98 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ead642 {
  color: #ead642;
}
Background
.bg-ead642 {
  background-color: #ead642;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ead642 {
  border: 2px solid #ead642;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ead642;
  --color-primary-rgb: 234 214 66;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 80% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ead642 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ead642, #aaea42);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ead642 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(234 214 66 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.86 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.24 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 4.11 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 4.23 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 4.83 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 5.11 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.25 #1529bd Inverted #d4d4d4 Grayscale 

Citrine
#ead642  rgb(234, 214, 66)  hsl(53, 80%, 59%)  Citrine
#4256ea  rgb(66, 86, 234)  hsl(233, 80%, 59%)  Majorelle Blue
#42ead6  rgb(66, 234, 214)  hsl(173, 80%, 59%)  Turquoise
#d642ea  rgb(214, 66, 234)  hsl(293, 80%, 59%)  Medium Orchid