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#EBCD32

#ebcd32 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ebcd32 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 19.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 12.77% magenta, 78.72% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 50.27°, with 82.22% saturation and 55.88% 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 13.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 3.15.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.6156

Complementary

  1. #ebcd32
  2. #3250eb

Split complementary

  1. #ebcd32
  2. #32aceb
  3. #7032eb

Analogous

  1. #eb7032
  2. #ebcd32
  3. #aceb32

Triadic

  1. #ebcd32
  2. #32ebcd
  3. #cd32eb

Tetradic

  1. #ebcd32
  2. #50eb32
  3. #3250eb
  4. #cd32eb

Square

  1. #ebcd32
  2. #32eb70
  3. #3250eb
  4. #eb32ac

Monochromatic

  1. #78670c
  2. #bea213
  3. #ebcd32
  4. #f2de78
  5. #f9efbd

Shades

#ebcd32 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ebcd32
  2. #d4b92d
  3. #bca428
  4. #a59023
  5. #8d7b1e
  6. #766719
  7. #5e5214
  8. #473e0f
  9. #2f290a
  10. #181505
  11. #000000

Tints

#ebcd32 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ebcd32
  2. #edd247
  3. #efd75b
  4. #f1dc70
  5. #f3e184
  6. #f5e699
  7. #f7ebad
  8. #f9f0c2
  9. #fbf5d6
  10. #fdfaeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ebcd32 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ebcd32
  2. #e0c53a
  3. #d6be42
  4. #cbb649
  5. #c0ae51
  6. #b6a759
  7. #ab9f61
  8. #a09769
  9. #958f70
  10. #8b8878
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dacda6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e2c803 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ead23d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #febdb0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e6ca1e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ead039 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7c48f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ebcd32 {
  color: #ebcd32;
}
Background
.bg-ebcd32 {
  background-color: #ebcd32;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ebcd32 {
  border: 2px solid #ebcd32;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ebcd32;
  --color-primary-rgb: 235 205 50;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 82% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ebcd32 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ebcd32, #aceb32);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ebcd32 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(235 205 50 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.15 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.19 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 4.27 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 4.29 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 4.37 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 4.41 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 4.72 #1432cd Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Citrine
#ebcd32  rgb(235, 205, 50)  hsl(50, 82%, 56%)  Citrine
#3250eb  rgb(50, 80, 235)  hsl(230, 82%, 56%)  Majorelle Blue
#32ebcd  rgb(50, 235, 205)  hsl(170, 82%, 56%)  Turquoise
#cd32eb  rgb(205, 50, 235)  hsl(290, 82%, 56%)  Medium Orchid