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#ECD331

#ecd331 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ecd331 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 82.75% green and 19.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.59% magenta, 79.24% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 51.98°, with 83.11% saturation and 55.88% 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 13.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.05.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.6464

Complementary

  1. #ecd331
  2. #314aec

Split complementary

  1. #ecd331
  2. #31a7ec
  3. #7531ec

Analogous

  1. #ec7531
  2. #ecd331
  3. #a7ec31

Triadic

  1. #ecd331
  2. #31ecd3
  3. #d331ec

Tetradic

  1. #ecd331
  2. #4aec31
  3. #314aec
  4. #d331ec

Square

  1. #ecd331
  2. #31ec75
  3. #314aec
  4. #ec31a7

Monochromatic

  1. #796a0b
  2. #bfa812
  3. #ecd331
  4. #f2e277
  5. #f9f1bd

Shades

#ecd331 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ecd331
  2. #d4be2c
  3. #bda927
  4. #a59422
  5. #8e7f1d
  6. #766a19
  7. #5e5414
  8. #473f0f
  9. #2f2a0a
  10. #181505
  11. #000000

Tints

#ecd331 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ecd331
  2. #eed746
  3. #f0dc5a
  4. #f2e06f
  5. #f4e583
  6. #f6e998
  7. #f7edad
  8. #f9f2c1
  9. #fbf6d6
  10. #fdfbea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ecd331 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ecd331
  2. #e1cb39
  3. #d6c241
  4. #ccba49
  5. #c1b251
  6. #b6aa59
  7. #aba160
  8. #a09968
  9. #969170
  10. #8b8878
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d2d2d2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ddd3aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e8cd00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #efd63e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffc3b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eacf1b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eed539 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7ca93 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ecd331 {
  color: #ecd331;
}
Background
.bg-ecd331 {
  background-color: #ecd331;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ecd331 {
  border: 2px solid #ecd331;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ecd331;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 211 49;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 83% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ecd331 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ecd331, #a7ec31);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ecd331 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 211 49 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.05 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 3.60 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.83 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 4.14 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 4.32 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 4.37 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.58 #132cce Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Citrine
#ecd331  rgb(236, 211, 49)  hsl(52, 83%, 56%)  Citrine
#314aec  rgb(49, 74, 236)  hsl(232, 83%, 56%)  Iris
#31ecd3  rgb(49, 236, 211)  hsl(172, 83%, 56%)  Turquoise
#d331ec  rgb(211, 49, 236)  hsl(292, 83%, 56%)  Medium Orchid