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#EBCD1D

#ebcd1d ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ebcd1d is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.16% red, 80.39% green and 11.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 12.77% magenta, 87.66% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 51.26°, with 83.74% saturation and 51.76% 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 13.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.59.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.6141

Complementary

  1. #ebcd1d
  2. #1d3beb

Split complementary

  1. #ebcd1d
  2. #1da2eb
  3. #661deb

Analogous

  1. #eb661d
  2. #ebcd1d
  3. #a2eb1d

Triadic

  1. #ebcd1d
  2. #1debcd
  3. #cd1deb

Tetradic

  1. #ebcd1d
  2. #3beb1d
  3. #1d3beb
  4. #cd1deb

Square

  1. #ebcd1d
  2. #1deb66
  3. #1d3beb
  4. #eb1da2

Monochromatic

  1. #665809
  2. #ac950f
  3. #ebcd1d
  4. #f1dd63
  5. #f7ecaa

Shades

#ebcd1d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ebcd1d
  2. #d4b91a
  3. #bca417
  4. #a59014
  5. #8d7b11
  6. #76670f
  7. #5e520c
  8. #473e09
  9. #2f2906
  10. #181503
  11. #000000

Tints

#ebcd1d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ebcd1d
  2. #edd234
  3. #efd74a
  4. #f1dc61
  5. #f3e177
  6. #f5e68e
  7. #f7eba5
  8. #f9f0bb
  9. #fbf5d2
  10. #fdfae8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ebcd1d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ebcd1d
  2. #e0c527
  3. #d6be31
  4. #cbb63b
  5. #c0ae45
  6. #b6a74f
  7. #ab9f58
  8. #a09762
  9. #958f6c
  10. #8b8876
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dacda4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e3c800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ebd22f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #febcaf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e6ca00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ebd029 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7c38c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ebcd1d {
  color: #ebcd1d;
}
Background
.bg-ebcd1d {
  background-color: #ebcd1d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ebcd1d {
  border: 2px solid #ebcd1d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ebcd1d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 235 205 29;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 84% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ebcd1d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ebcd1d, #a2eb1d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ebcd1d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(235 205 29 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.59 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.04 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 3.77 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 3.98 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 4.54 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 4.57 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 5.10 #1432e2 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Citrine
#ebcd1d  rgb(235, 205, 29)  hsl(51, 84%, 52%)  Citrine
#1d3beb  rgb(29, 59, 235)  hsl(231, 84%, 52%)  Persian Blue
#1debcd  rgb(29, 235, 205)  hsl(171, 84%, 52%)  Turquoise
#cd1deb  rgb(205, 29, 235)  hsl(291, 84%, 52%)  Electric Purple