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#EBCD2D

#ebcd2d ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ebcd2d is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.16% red, 80.39% green and 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 12.77% magenta, 80.85% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 50.53°, with 82.61% saturation and 54.9% 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 2.95.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.6151

Complementary

  1. #ebcd2d
  2. #2d4beb

Split complementary

  1. #ebcd2d
  2. #2daaeb
  3. #6e2deb

Analogous

  1. #eb6e2d
  2. #ebcd2d
  3. #aaeb2d

Triadic

  1. #ebcd2d
  2. #2debcd
  3. #cd2deb

Tetradic

  1. #ebcd2d
  2. #4beb2d
  3. #2d4beb
  4. #cd2deb

Square

  1. #ebcd2d
  2. #2deb6e
  3. #2d4beb
  4. #eb2daa

Monochromatic

  1. #74630b
  2. #ba9f12
  3. #ebcd2d
  4. #f2de73
  5. #f8eeb9

Shades

#ebcd2d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ebcd2d
  2. #d4b929
  3. #bca424
  4. #a59020
  5. #8d7b1b
  6. #766717
  7. #5e5212
  8. #473e0e
  9. #2f2909
  10. #181505
  11. #000000

Tints

#ebcd2d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ebcd2d
  2. #edd242
  3. #efd757
  4. #f1dc6c
  5. #f3e181
  6. #f5e696
  7. #f7ebab
  8. #f9f0c0
  9. #fbf5d5
  10. #fdfaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ebcd2d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ebcd2d
  2. #e0c535
  3. #d6be3e
  4. #cbb646
  5. #c0ae4e
  6. #b6a757
  7. #ab9f5f
  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 #dacda6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e2c800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ead23a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #febdb0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e6ca15 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ebd035 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7c38e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ebcd2d {
  color: #ebcd2d;
}
Background
.bg-ebcd2d {
  background-color: #ebcd2d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ebcd2d {
  border: 2px solid #ebcd2d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ebcd2d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 235 205 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 83% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ebcd2d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ebcd2d, #aaeb2d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ebcd2d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(235 205 45 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.95 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.10 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 4.10 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 4.23 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 4.52 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 4.59 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 4.65 #1432d2 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Citrine
#ebcd2d  rgb(235, 205, 45)  hsl(51, 83%, 55%)  Citrine
#2d4beb  rgb(45, 75, 235)  hsl(231, 83%, 55%)  Iris
#2debcd  rgb(45, 235, 205)  hsl(171, 83%, 55%)  Turquoise
#cd2deb  rgb(205, 45, 235)  hsl(291, 83%, 55%)  Electric Purple