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#EBCD23

#ebcd23 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ebcd23 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 13.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 12.77% magenta, 85.11% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 51°, with 83.33% saturation and 52.94% 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 13.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.68.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.6145

Complementary

  1. #ebcd23
  2. #2341eb

Split complementary

  1. #ebcd23
  2. #23a5eb
  3. #6923eb

Analogous

  1. #eb6923
  2. #ebcd23
  3. #a5eb23

Triadic

  1. #ebcd23
  2. #23ebcd
  3. #cd23eb

Tetradic

  1. #ebcd23
  2. #41eb23
  3. #2341eb
  4. #cd23eb

Square

  1. #ebcd23
  2. #23eb69
  3. #2341eb
  4. #eb23a5

Monochromatic

  1. #6b5d0a
  2. #b19910
  3. #ebcd23
  4. #f1dd69
  5. #f8edaf

Shades

#ebcd23 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ebcd23
  2. #d4b920
  3. #bca41c
  4. #a59019
  5. #8d7b15
  6. #766712
  7. #5e520e
  8. #473e0b
  9. #2f2907
  10. #181504
  11. #000000

Tints

#ebcd23 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ebcd23
  2. #edd239
  3. #efd74f
  4. #f1dc65
  5. #f3e17b
  6. #f5e691
  7. #f7eba7
  8. #f9f0bd
  9. #fbf5d3
  10. #fdfae9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ebcd23 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ebcd23
  2. #e0c52c
  3. #d6be36
  4. #cbb63f
  5. #c0ae48
  6. #b6a752
  7. #ab9f5b
  8. #a09764
  9. #958f6d
  10. #8b8877
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dacda5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e3c800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ead233 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #febcaf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e6ca00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ebd02d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7c38d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ebcd23 {
  color: #ebcd23;
}
Background
.bg-ebcd23 {
  background-color: #ebcd23;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ebcd23 {
  border: 2px solid #ebcd23;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ebcd23;
  --color-primary-rgb: 235 205 35;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 83% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ebcd23 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ebcd23, #a5eb23);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ebcd23 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(235 205 35 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.68 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.04 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 3.86 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 4.05 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 4.58 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 4.65 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 4.92 #1432dc Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Citrine
#ebcd23  rgb(235, 205, 35)  hsl(51, 83%, 53%)  Citrine
#2341eb  rgb(35, 65, 235)  hsl(231, 83%, 53%)  Iris
#23ebcd  rgb(35, 235, 205)  hsl(171, 83%, 53%)  Turquoise
#cd23eb  rgb(205, 35, 235)  hsl(291, 83%, 53%)  Electric Purple