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#ECD322

#ecd322 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ecd322 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 82.75% green and 13.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.59% magenta, 85.59% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 52.57°, with 84.17% saturation and 52.94% 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 13.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 1.6.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.6454

Complementary

  1. #ecd322
  2. #223bec

Split complementary

  1. #ecd322
  2. #22a0ec
  3. #6e22ec

Analogous

  1. #ec6e22
  2. #ecd322
  3. #a0ec22

Triadic

  1. #ecd322
  2. #22ecd3
  3. #d322ec

Tetradic

  1. #ecd322
  2. #3bec22
  3. #223bec
  4. #d322ec

Square

  1. #ecd322
  2. #22ec6e
  3. #223bec
  4. #ec22a0

Monochromatic

  1. #6c6009
  2. #b29e0f
  3. #ecd322
  4. #f2e168
  5. #f8efaf

Shades

#ecd322 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ecd322
  2. #d4be1f
  3. #bda91b
  4. #a59418
  5. #8e7f14
  6. #766a11
  7. #5e540e
  8. #473f0a
  9. #2f2a07
  10. #181503
  11. #000000

Tints

#ecd322 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ecd322
  2. #eed738
  3. #f0dc4e
  4. #f2e064
  5. #f4e57a
  6. #f6e991
  7. #f7eda7
  8. #f9f2bd
  9. #fbf6d3
  10. #fdfbe9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ecd322 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ecd322
  2. #e1cb2b
  3. #d6c235
  4. #ccba3e
  5. #c1b248
  6. #b6aa51
  7. #aba15a
  8. #a09964
  9. #96916d
  10. #8b8877
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d2d2d2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ddd2a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e8cd00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #efd633 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffc3b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eacf00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eed52d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f8c991 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ecd322 {
  color: #ecd322;
}
Background
.bg-ecd322 {
  background-color: #ecd322;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ecd322 {
  border: 2px solid #ecd322;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ecd322;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 211 34;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 84% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ecd322 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ecd322, #a0ec22);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ecd322 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 211 34 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 1.60 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 3.54 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 3.73 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.73 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 4.04 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.55 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 4.74 #132cdd Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Citrine
#ecd322  rgb(236, 211, 34)  hsl(53, 84%, 53%)  Citrine
#223bec  rgb(34, 59, 236)  hsl(233, 84%, 53%)  Han Purple
#22ecd3  rgb(34, 236, 211)  hsl(173, 84%, 53%)  Turquoise
#d322ec  rgb(211, 34, 236)  hsl(293, 84%, 53%)  Electric Purple