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#ECD237

#ecd237 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ecd237 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 82.35% green and 21.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 11.02% magenta, 76.69% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 51.38°, with 82.65% saturation and 57.06% 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 13.84:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.48.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.642

Complementary

  1. #ecd237
  2. #3751ec

Split complementary

  1. #ecd237
  2. #37acec
  3. #7737ec

Analogous

  1. #ec7737
  2. #ecd237
  3. #acec37

Triadic

  1. #ecd237
  2. #37ecd2
  3. #d237ec

Tetradic

  1. #ecd237
  2. #51ec37
  3. #3751ec
  4. #d237ec

Square

  1. #ecd237
  2. #37ec77
  3. #3751ec
  4. #ec37ac

Monochromatic

  1. #7e6e0c
  2. #c4aa13
  3. #ecd237
  4. #f3e27d
  5. #f9f1c3

Shades

#ecd237 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ecd237
  2. #d4bd32
  3. #bda82c
  4. #a59327
  5. #8e7e21
  6. #76691c
  7. #5e5416
  8. #473f11
  9. #2f2a0b
  10. #181506
  11. #000000

Tints

#ecd237 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ecd237
  2. #eed74b
  3. #f0db5f
  4. #f2e073
  5. #f4e487
  6. #f6e99b
  7. #f7edaf
  8. #f9f2c3
  9. #fbf6d7
  10. #fdfbeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ecd237 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ecd237
  2. #e1ca3e
  3. #d6c246
  4. #ccb94d
  5. #c1b154
  6. #b6a95c
  7. #aba163
  8. #a0996a
  9. #969071
  10. #8b8879
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d2d2d2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ddd2aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e7cc12 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #eed642 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffc2b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e9cf25 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #edd43e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7c993 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ecd237 {
  color: #ecd237;
}
Background
.bg-ecd237 {
  background-color: #ecd237;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ecd237 {
  border: 2px solid #ecd237;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ecd237;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 210 55;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 83% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ecd237 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ecd237, #acec37);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ecd237 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 210 55 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.48 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 3.83 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 3.98 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 4.25 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.27 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.36 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 4.41 #132dc8 Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Citrine
#ecd237  rgb(236, 210, 55)  hsl(51, 83%, 57%)  Citrine
#3751ec  rgb(55, 81, 236)  hsl(231, 83%, 57%)  Majorelle Blue
#37ecd2  rgb(55, 236, 210)  hsl(171, 83%, 57%)  Turquoise
#d237ec  rgb(210, 55, 236)  hsl(291, 83%, 57%)  Medium Orchid