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#EBCD2E

#ebcd2e ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ebcd2e 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 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 12.77% magenta, 80.43% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 50.48°, with 82.53% saturation and 55.1% 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 2.99.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.6152

Complementary

  1. #ebcd2e
  2. #2e4ceb

Split complementary

  1. #ebcd2e
  2. #2eaaeb
  3. #6f2eeb

Analogous

  1. #eb6f2e
  2. #ebcd2e
  3. #aaeb2e

Triadic

  1. #ebcd2e
  2. #2eebcd
  3. #cd2eeb

Tetradic

  1. #ebcd2e
  2. #4ceb2e
  3. #2e4ceb
  4. #cd2eeb

Square

  1. #ebcd2e
  2. #2eeb6f
  3. #2e4ceb
  4. #eb2eaa

Monochromatic

  1. #75640b
  2. #bba012
  3. #ebcd2e
  4. #f2de74
  5. #f8eeba

Shades

#ebcd2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ebcd2e
  2. #d4b929
  3. #bca425
  4. #a59020
  5. #8d7b1c
  6. #766717
  7. #5e5212
  8. #473e0e
  9. #2f2909
  10. #181505
  11. #000000

Tints

#ebcd2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ebcd2e
  2. #edd243
  3. #efd758
  4. #f1dc6d
  5. #f3e182
  6. #f5e697
  7. #f7ebab
  8. #f9f0c0
  9. #fbf5d5
  10. #fdfaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ebcd2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ebcd2e
  2. #e0c536
  3. #d6be3e
  4. #cbb647
  5. #c0ae4f
  6. #b6a757
  7. #ab9f5f
  8. #a09767
  9. #958f70
  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 #e6ca17 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ebd036 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7c38e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ebcd2e {
  color: #ebcd2e;
}
Background
.bg-ebcd2e {
  background-color: #ebcd2e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ebcd2e {
  border: 2px solid #ebcd2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ebcd2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 235 205 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 83% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ebcd2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ebcd2e, #aaeb2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ebcd2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(235 205 46 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.99 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.12 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 4.13 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 4.26 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 4.48 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 4.55 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 4.66 #1432d1 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Citrine
#ebcd2e  rgb(235, 205, 46)  hsl(50, 83%, 55%)  Citrine
#2e4ceb  rgb(46, 76, 235)  hsl(230, 83%, 55%)  Iris
#2eebcd  rgb(46, 235, 205)  hsl(170, 83%, 55%)  Turquoise
#cd2eeb  rgb(205, 46, 235)  hsl(290, 83%, 55%)  Electric Purple