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#EBD23B

#ebd23b ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ebd23b 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 23.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.64% magenta, 74.89% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 51.48°, with 81.48% saturation and 57.65% 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 13.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.58.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.6407

Complementary

  1. #ebd23b
  2. #3b54eb

Split complementary

  1. #ebd23b
  2. #3baceb
  3. #7a3beb

Analogous

  1. #eb7a3b
  2. #ebd23b
  3. #aceb3b

Triadic

  1. #ebd23b
  2. #3bebd2
  3. #d23beb

Tetradic

  1. #ebd23b
  2. #54eb3b
  3. #3b54eb
  4. #d23beb

Square

  1. #ebd23b
  2. #3beb7a
  3. #3b54eb
  4. #eb3bac

Monochromatic

  1. #80700d
  2. #c5ac14
  3. #ebd23b
  4. #f2e280
  5. #f9f2c6

Shades

#ebd23b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ebd23b
  2. #d4bd35
  3. #bca82f
  4. #a59329
  5. #8d7e23
  6. #76691e
  7. #5e5418
  8. #473f12
  9. #2f2a0c
  10. #181506
  11. #000000

Tints

#ebd23b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ebd23b
  2. #edd74f
  3. #efdb62
  4. #f1e076
  5. #f3e489
  6. #f5e99d
  7. #f7edb1
  8. #f9f2c4
  9. #fbf6d8
  10. #fdfbeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ebd23b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ebd23b
  2. #e0ca42
  3. #d6c249
  4. #cbb950
  5. #c0b157
  6. #b6a95e
  7. #aba164
  8. #a0996b
  9. #959072
  10. #8b8879
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d1d1d1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dcd2aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e7cc1c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #edd545 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fdc2b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e8cf2b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ecd441 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f6c994 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ebd23b {
  color: #ebd23b;
}
Background
.bg-ebd23b {
  background-color: #ebd23b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ebd23b {
  border: 2px solid #ebd23b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ebd23b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 235 210 59;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 81% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ebd23b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ebd23b, #aceb3b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ebd23b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(235 210 59 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.58 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 3.91 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 4.03 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.26 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 4.29 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.65 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 4.77 #142dc4 Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Citrine
#ebd23b  rgb(235, 210, 59)  hsl(51, 81%, 58%)  Citrine
#3b54eb  rgb(59, 84, 235)  hsl(231, 81%, 58%)  Majorelle Blue
#3bebd2  rgb(59, 235, 210)  hsl(171, 81%, 58%)  Turquoise
#d23beb  rgb(210, 59, 235)  hsl(291, 81%, 58%)  Medium Orchid