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#EBD428

#ebd428 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ebd428 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.16% red, 83.14% green and 15.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.79% magenta, 82.98% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 52.92°, with 82.98% saturation and 53.92% 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 13.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 1.5.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.649

Complementary

  1. #ebd428
  2. #283feb

Split complementary

  1. #ebd428
  2. #28a1eb
  3. #7228eb

Analogous

  1. #eb7228
  2. #ebd428
  3. #a1eb28

Triadic

  1. #ebd428
  2. #28ebd4
  3. #d428eb

Tetradic

  1. #ebd428
  2. #3feb28
  3. #283feb
  4. #d428eb

Square

  1. #ebd428
  2. #28eb72
  3. #283feb
  4. #eb28a1

Monochromatic

  1. #70640a
  2. #b6a211
  3. #ebd428
  4. #f2e26e
  5. #f8f0b4

Shades

#ebd428 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ebd428
  2. #d4bf24
  3. #bcaa20
  4. #a5941c
  5. #8d7f18
  6. #766a14
  7. #5e5510
  8. #47400c
  9. #2f2a08
  10. #181504
  11. #000000

Tints

#ebd428 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ebd428
  2. #edd83e
  3. #efdd53
  4. #f1e169
  5. #f3e57e
  6. #f5ea94
  7. #f7eea9
  8. #f9f2bf
  9. #fbf6d4
  10. #fdfbea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ebd428 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ebd428
  2. #e0cc31
  3. #d6c33a
  4. #cbbb42
  5. #c0b24b
  6. #b6aa54
  7. #aba25d
  8. #a09966
  9. #95916e
  10. #8b8877
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d3d3d3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ddd3a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e9ce00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #efd738 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fec4b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ead003 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eed632 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f6ca92 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ebd428 {
  color: #ebd428;
}
Background
.bg-ebd428 {
  background-color: #ebd428;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ebd428 {
  border: 2px solid #ebd428;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ebd428;
  --color-primary-rgb: 235 212 40;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 83% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ebd428 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ebd428, #a1eb28);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ebd428 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(235 212 40 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 1.50 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.31 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 3.59 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 3.96 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 4.50 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.01 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.06 #142bd7 Inverted #d3d3d3 Grayscale 

Citrine
#ebd428  rgb(235, 212, 40)  hsl(53, 83%, 54%)  Citrine
#283feb  rgb(40, 63, 235)  hsl(233, 83%, 54%)  Iris
#28ebd4  rgb(40, 235, 212)  hsl(173, 83%, 54%)  Turquoise
#d428eb  rgb(212, 40, 235)  hsl(293, 83%, 54%)  Medium Orchid