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#EBCD2B

#ebcd2b ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ebcd2b 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 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 12.77% magenta, 81.7% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 50.63°, with 82.76% saturation and 54.51% 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 13.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.89.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.615

Complementary

  1. #ebcd2b
  2. #2b49eb

Split complementary

  1. #ebcd2b
  2. #2ba9eb
  3. #6d2beb

Analogous

  1. #eb6d2b
  2. #ebcd2b
  3. #a9eb2b

Triadic

  1. #ebcd2b
  2. #2bebcd
  3. #cd2beb

Tetradic

  1. #ebcd2b
  2. #49eb2b
  3. #2b49eb
  4. #cd2beb

Square

  1. #ebcd2b
  2. #2beb6d
  3. #2b49eb
  4. #eb2ba9

Monochromatic

  1. #72620b
  2. #b89e11
  3. #ebcd2b
  4. #f2dd71
  5. #f8eeb7

Shades

#ebcd2b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ebcd2b
  2. #d4b927
  3. #bca422
  4. #a5901e
  5. #8d7b1a
  6. #766716
  7. #5e5211
  8. #473e0d
  9. #2f2909
  10. #181504
  11. #000000

Tints

#ebcd2b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ebcd2b
  2. #edd240
  3. #efd755
  4. #f1dc6b
  5. #f3e180
  6. #f5e695
  7. #f7ebaa
  8. #f9f0bf
  9. #fbf5d5
  10. #fdfaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ebcd2b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ebcd2b
  2. #e0c534
  3. #d6be3c
  4. #cbb645
  5. #c0ae4d
  6. #b6a756
  7. #ab9f5e
  8. #a09767
  9. #958f6f
  10. #8b8878
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dacda5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e2c800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ead238 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #febdb0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e6ca10 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ebd033 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7c38e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ebcd2b {
  color: #ebcd2b;
}
Background
.bg-ebcd2b {
  background-color: #ebcd2b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ebcd2b {
  border: 2px solid #ebcd2b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ebcd2b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 235 205 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 83% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ebcd2b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ebcd2b, #a9eb2b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ebcd2b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(235 205 43 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.89 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.08 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 4.04 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 4.19 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 4.61 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 4.63 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 4.65 #1432d4 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Citrine
#ebcd2b  rgb(235, 205, 43)  hsl(51, 83%, 55%)  Citrine
#2b49eb  rgb(43, 73, 235)  hsl(231, 83%, 55%)  Iris
#2bebcd  rgb(43, 235, 205)  hsl(171, 83%, 55%)  Turquoise
#cd2beb  rgb(205, 43, 235)  hsl(291, 83%, 55%)  Electric Purple