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#ECD324

#ecd324 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ecd324 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 14.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.59% magenta, 84.75% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 52.5°, with 84.03% saturation and 53.33% 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 1.63.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.6455

Complementary

  1. #ecd324
  2. #243dec

Split complementary

  1. #ecd324
  2. #24a1ec
  3. #6f24ec

Analogous

  1. #ec6f24
  2. #ecd324
  3. #a1ec24

Triadic

  1. #ecd324
  2. #24ecd3
  3. #d324ec

Tetradic

  1. #ecd324
  2. #3dec24
  3. #243dec
  4. #d324ec

Square

  1. #ecd324
  2. #24ec6f
  3. #243dec
  4. #ec24a1

Monochromatic

  1. #6d610a
  2. #b49f10
  3. #ecd324
  4. #f2e16a
  5. #f8efb1

Shades

#ecd324 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ecd324
  2. #d4be20
  3. #bda91d
  4. #a59419
  5. #8e7f16
  6. #766a12
  7. #5e540e
  8. #473f0b
  9. #2f2a07
  10. #181504
  11. #000000

Tints

#ecd324 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ecd324
  2. #eed73a
  3. #f0dc50
  4. #f2e066
  5. #f4e57c
  6. #f6e992
  7. #f7eda7
  8. #f9f2bd
  9. #fbf6d3
  10. #fdfbe9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ecd324 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ecd324
  2. #e1cb2d
  3. #d6c236
  4. #ccba40
  5. #c1b249
  6. #b6aa52
  7. #aba15b
  8. #a09964
  9. #96916e
  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 #ddd2a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e8cd00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #efd635 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffc3b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eacf00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eed52f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f8c991 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ecd324 {
  color: #ecd324;
}
Background
.bg-ecd324 {
  background-color: #ecd324;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ecd324 {
  border: 2px solid #ecd324;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ecd324;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 211 36;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 84% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ecd324 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ecd324, #a1ec24);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ecd324 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 211 36 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 1.63 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 3.54 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.73 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 3.77 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 4.06 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.54 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 4.76 #132cdb Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Citrine
#ecd324  rgb(236, 211, 36)  hsl(53, 84%, 53%)  Citrine
#243dec  rgb(36, 61, 236)  hsl(233, 84%, 53%)  Han Purple
#24ecd3  rgb(36, 236, 211)  hsl(173, 84%, 53%)  Turquoise
#d324ec  rgb(211, 36, 236)  hsl(293, 84%, 53%)  Electric Purple