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#ECD221

#ecd221 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ecd221 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 82.35% green and 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 11.02% magenta, 86.02% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 52.32°, with 84.23% saturation and 52.75% 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 1.71.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.6404

Complementary

  1. #ecd221
  2. #213bec

Split complementary

  1. #ecd221
  2. #21a0ec
  3. #6d21ec

Analogous

  1. #ec6d21
  2. #ecd221
  3. #a0ec21

Triadic

  1. #ecd221
  2. #21ecd2
  3. #d221ec

Tetradic

  1. #ecd221
  2. #3bec21
  3. #213bec
  4. #d221ec

Square

  1. #ecd221
  2. #21ec6d
  3. #213bec
  4. #ec21a0

Monochromatic

  1. #6b5e09
  2. #b19d0f
  3. #ecd221
  4. #f2e067
  5. #f8efae

Shades

#ecd221 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ecd221
  2. #d4bd1e
  3. #bda81a
  4. #a59317
  5. #8e7e14
  6. #766911
  7. #5e540d
  8. #473f0a
  9. #2f2a07
  10. #181503
  11. #000000

Tints

#ecd221 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ecd221
  2. #eed737
  3. #f0db4d
  4. #f2e064
  5. #f4e47a
  6. #f6e990
  7. #f7eda6
  8. #f9f2bc
  9. #fbf6d3
  10. #fdfbe9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ecd221 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ecd221
  2. #e1ca2b
  3. #d6c234
  4. #ccb93e
  5. #c1b147
  6. #b6a951
  7. #aba15a
  8. #a09964
  9. #96906d
  10. #8b8877
  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 #ddd2a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e7cc00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #efd632 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffc1b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e9ce00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eed42c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f8c890 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ecd221 {
  color: #ecd221;
}
Background
.bg-ecd221 {
  background-color: #ecd221;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ecd221 {
  border: 2px solid #ecd221;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ecd221;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 210 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 84% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ecd221 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ecd221, #a0ec21);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ecd221 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 210 33 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 1.71 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 3.65 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 3.79 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 3.90 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.05 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.25 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 4.53 #132dde Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Citrine
#ecd221  rgb(236, 210, 33)  hsl(52, 84%, 53%)  Citrine
#213bec  rgb(33, 59, 236)  hsl(232, 84%, 53%)  Han Purple
#21ecd2  rgb(33, 236, 210)  hsl(172, 84%, 53%)  Turquoise
#d221ec  rgb(210, 33, 236)  hsl(292, 84%, 53%)  Electric Purple