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#EBD74A

#ebd74a ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ebd74a is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.16% red, 84.31% green and 29.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.51% magenta, 68.51% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 52.55°, with 80.1% saturation and 60.59% 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 14.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 3.51.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.6676

Complementary

  1. #ebd74a
  2. #4a5eeb

Split complementary

  1. #ebd74a
  2. #4aaeeb
  3. #874aeb

Analogous

  1. #eb874a
  2. #ebd74a
  3. #aeeb4a

Triadic

  1. #ebd74a
  2. #4aebd7
  3. #d74aeb

Tetradic

  1. #ebd74a
  2. #5eeb4a
  3. #4a5eeb
  4. #d74aeb

Square

  1. #ebd74a
  2. #4aeb87
  3. #4a5eeb
  4. #eb4aae

Monochromatic

  1. #8c7d10
  2. #d1ba17
  3. #ebd74a
  4. #f3e68f
  5. #faf5d4

Shades

#ebd74a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ebd74a
  2. #d4c243
  3. #bcac3b
  4. #a59734
  5. #8d812c
  6. #766c25
  7. #5e561e
  8. #474116
  9. #2f2b0f
  10. #181607
  11. #000000

Tints

#ebd74a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ebd74a
  2. #eddb5c
  3. #efdf6e
  4. #f1e380
  5. #f3e792
  6. #f5eba5
  7. #f7efb7
  8. #f9f3c9
  9. #fbf7db
  10. #fdfbed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ebd74a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ebd74a
  2. #e0ce4f
  3. #d6c655
  4. #cbbd5a
  5. #c0b460
  6. #b6ac65
  7. #aba36a
  8. #a09a70
  9. #959175
  10. #8b897b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d5d5d5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ded6af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ebd135 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f0d953 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fdc8bb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ebd33f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eed84f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f6ce9a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ebd74a {
  color: #ebd74a;
}
Background
.bg-ebd74a {
  background-color: #ebd74a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ebd74a {
  border: 2px solid #ebd74a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ebd74a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 235 215 74;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 80% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ebd74a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ebd74a, #aeeb4a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ebd74a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(235 215 74 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.51 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.51 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 3.84 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 4.26 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 4.57 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.69 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 5.44 #1428b5 Inverted #d5d5d5 Grayscale 

Citrine
#ebd74a  rgb(235, 215, 74)  hsl(53, 80%, 61%)  Citrine
#4a5eeb  rgb(74, 94, 235)  hsl(233, 80%, 61%)  Ultramarine Blue
#4aebd7  rgb(74, 235, 215)  hsl(173, 80%, 61%)  Turquoise
#d74aeb  rgb(215, 74, 235)  hsl(293, 80%, 61%)  Medium Orchid