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#EBCE2E

#ebce2e ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ebce2e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.16% red, 80.78% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 12.34% magenta, 80.43% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 50.79°, 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 13.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.71.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.62

Complementary

  1. #ebce2e
  2. #2e4beb

Split complementary

  1. #ebce2e
  2. #2eaaeb
  3. #6f2eeb

Analogous

  1. #eb6f2e
  2. #ebce2e
  3. #aaeb2e

Triadic

  1. #ebce2e
  2. #2eebce
  3. #ce2eeb

Tetradic

  1. #ebce2e
  2. #4beb2e
  3. #2e4beb
  4. #ce2eeb

Square

  1. #ebce2e
  2. #2eeb6f
  3. #2e4beb
  4. #eb2eaa

Monochromatic

  1. #75650b
  2. #bba112
  3. #ebce2e
  4. #f2de74
  5. #f8efba

Shades

#ebce2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ebce2e
  2. #d4b929
  3. #bca525
  4. #a59020
  5. #8d7c1c
  6. #766717
  7. #5e5212
  8. #473e0e
  9. #2f2909
  10. #181505
  11. #000000

Tints

#ebce2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ebce2e
  2. #edd343
  3. #efd858
  4. #f1dd6d
  5. #f3e282
  6. #f5e797
  7. #f7ebab
  8. #f9f0c0
  9. #fbf5d5
  10. #fdfaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ebce2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ebce2e
  2. #e0c636
  3. #d6be3e
  4. #cbb747
  5. #c0af4f
  6. #b6a757
  7. #ab9f5f
  8. #a09767
  9. #959070
  10. #8b8878
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dacea6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e3c900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ebd33b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #febeb1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e6cb17 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ebd136 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7c48f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ebce2e {
  color: #ebce2e;
}
Background
.bg-ebce2e {
  background-color: #ebce2e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ebce2e {
  border: 2px solid #ebce2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ebce2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 235 206 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 83% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ebce2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ebce2e, #aaeb2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ebce2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(235 206 46 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.71 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.37 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 4.12 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 4.35 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 4.45 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 4.45 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 4.55 #1431d1 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Citrine
#ebce2e  rgb(235, 206, 46)  hsl(51, 83%, 55%)  Citrine
#2e4beb  rgb(46, 75, 235)  hsl(231, 83%, 55%)  Iris
#2eebce  rgb(46, 235, 206)  hsl(171, 83%, 55%)  Turquoise
#ce2eeb  rgb(206, 46, 235)  hsl(291, 83%, 55%)  Electric Purple