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#ECD229

#ecd229 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ecd229 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 16.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 11.02% magenta, 82.63% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 52°, with 83.69% saturation and 54.31% 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 13.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 1.88.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.6409

Complementary

  1. #ecd229
  2. #2943ec

Split complementary

  1. #ecd229
  2. #29a4ec
  3. #7029ec

Analogous

  1. #ec7029
  2. #ecd229
  3. #a4ec29

Triadic

  1. #ecd229
  2. #29ecd2
  3. #d229ec

Tetradic

  1. #ecd229
  2. #43ec29
  3. #2943ec
  4. #d229ec

Square

  1. #ecd229
  2. #29ec70
  3. #2943ec
  4. #ec29a4

Monochromatic

  1. #72640a
  2. #b8a210
  3. #ecd229
  4. #f2e16f
  5. #f8f0b6

Shades

#ecd229 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ecd229
  2. #d4bd25
  3. #bda821
  4. #a5931d
  5. #8e7e19
  6. #766915
  7. #5e5410
  8. #473f0c
  9. #2f2a08
  10. #181504
  11. #000000

Tints

#ecd229 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ecd229
  2. #eed73e
  3. #f0db54
  4. #f2e069
  5. #f4e47f
  6. #f6e994
  7. #f7eda9
  8. #f9f2bf
  9. #fbf6d4
  10. #fdfbea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ecd229 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ecd229
  2. #e1ca32
  3. #d6c23a
  4. #ccb943
  5. #c1b14c
  6. #b6a955
  7. #aba15d
  8. #a09966
  9. #96906f
  10. #8b8877
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.82:1 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 #eed638 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffc2b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e9cf08 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #edd432 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f8c891 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ecd229 {
  color: #ecd229;
}
Background
.bg-ecd229 {
  background-color: #ecd229;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ecd229 {
  border: 2px solid #ecd229;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ecd229;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 210 41;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 84% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ecd229 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ecd229, #a4ec29);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ecd229 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 210 41 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 1.88 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 3.66 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 3.98 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 4.03 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.07 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.24 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 4.62 #132dd6 Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Citrine
#ecd229  rgb(236, 210, 41)  hsl(52, 84%, 54%)  Citrine
#2943ec  rgb(41, 67, 236)  hsl(232, 84%, 54%)  Iris
#29ecd2  rgb(41, 236, 210)  hsl(172, 84%, 54%)  Turquoise
#d229ec  rgb(210, 41, 236)  hsl(292, 84%, 54%)  Electric Purple