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#EBD231

#ebd231 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ebd231 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.16% red, 82.35% green and 19.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.64% magenta, 79.15% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 51.94°, with 82.3% saturation and 55.69% 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 13.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.01.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.6398

Complementary

  1. #ebd231
  2. #314aeb

Split complementary

  1. #ebd231
  2. #31a7eb
  3. #7531eb

Analogous

  1. #eb7531
  2. #ebd231
  3. #a7eb31

Triadic

  1. #ebd231
  2. #31ebd2
  3. #d231eb

Tetradic

  1. #ebd231
  2. #4aeb31
  3. #314aeb
  4. #d231eb

Square

  1. #ebd231
  2. #31eb75
  3. #314aeb
  4. #eb31a7

Monochromatic

  1. #77690c
  2. #bda612
  3. #ebd231
  4. #f2e177
  5. #f9f0bc

Shades

#ebd231 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ebd231
  2. #d4bd2c
  3. #bca827
  4. #a59322
  5. #8d7e1d
  6. #766919
  7. #5e5414
  8. #473f0f
  9. #2f2a0a
  10. #181505
  11. #000000

Tints

#ebd231 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ebd231
  2. #edd746
  3. #efdb5a
  4. #f1e06f
  5. #f3e483
  6. #f5e998
  7. #f7edad
  8. #f9f2c1
  9. #fbf6d6
  10. #fdfbea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ebd231 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ebd231
  2. #e0ca39
  3. #d6c241
  4. #cbb949
  5. #c0b151
  6. #b6a959
  7. #aba160
  8. #a09968
  9. #959070
  10. #8b8878
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d1d1d1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dcd2a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e7cc00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #eed53e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fec2b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e9cf1b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #edd439 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f6c992 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ebd231 {
  color: #ebd231;
}
Background
.bg-ebd231 {
  background-color: #ebd231;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ebd231 {
  border: 2px solid #ebd231;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ebd231;
  --color-primary-rgb: 235 210 49;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 82% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ebd231 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ebd231, #a7eb31);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ebd231 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(235 210 49 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.01 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 3.83 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.03 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 4.35 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 4.42 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 4.44 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.51 #142dce Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Citrine
#ebd231  rgb(235, 210, 49)  hsl(52, 82%, 56%)  Citrine
#314aeb  rgb(49, 74, 235)  hsl(232, 82%, 56%)  Iris
#31ebd2  rgb(49, 235, 210)  hsl(172, 82%, 56%)  Turquoise
#d231eb  rgb(210, 49, 235)  hsl(292, 82%, 56%)  Medium Orchid