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#ECD33D

#ecd33d ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ecd33d 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 23.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.59% magenta, 74.15% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 51.43°, with 82.16% saturation and 58.24% 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 13.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.72.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.6476

Complementary

  1. #ecd33d
  2. #3d56ec

Split complementary

  1. #ecd33d
  2. #3daeec
  3. #7c3dec

Analogous

  1. #ec7c3d
  2. #ecd33d
  3. #aeec3d

Triadic

  1. #ecd33d
  2. #3decd3
  3. #d33dec

Tetradic

  1. #ecd33d
  2. #56ec3d
  3. #3d56ec
  4. #d33dec

Square

  1. #ecd33d
  2. #3dec7c
  3. #3d56ec
  4. #ec3dae

Monochromatic

  1. #83720d
  2. #c9af14
  3. #ecd33d
  4. #f3e383
  5. #faf3c8

Shades

#ecd33d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ecd33d
  2. #d4be37
  3. #bda931
  4. #a5942b
  5. #8e7f25
  6. #766a1f
  7. #5e5418
  8. #473f12
  9. #2f2a0c
  10. #181506
  11. #000000

Tints

#ecd33d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ecd33d
  2. #eed750
  3. #f0dc64
  4. #f2e077
  5. #f4e58b
  6. #f6e99e
  7. #f7edb1
  8. #f9f2c5
  9. #fbf6d8
  10. #fdfbec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ecd33d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ecd33d
  2. #e1cb44
  3. #d6c24a
  4. #ccba51
  5. #c1b258
  6. #b6aa5f
  7. #aba165
  8. #a0996c
  9. #969173
  10. #8b8879
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d2d2d2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ddd3ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e8cd20 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #eed647 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fec3b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e9d02e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #edd543 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7ca95 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ecd33d {
  color: #ecd33d;
}
Background
.bg-ecd33d {
  background-color: #ecd33d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ecd33d {
  border: 2px solid #ecd33d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ecd33d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 211 61;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 82% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ecd33d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ecd33d, #aeec3d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ecd33d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 211 61 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.72 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 3.73 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 3.86 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 4.12 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.12 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 4.68 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 4.74 #132cc2 Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Citrine
#ecd33d  rgb(236, 211, 61)  hsl(51, 82%, 58%)  Citrine
#3d56ec  rgb(61, 86, 236)  hsl(231, 82%, 58%)  Majorelle Blue
#3decd3  rgb(61, 236, 211)  hsl(171, 82%, 58%)  Turquoise
#d33dec  rgb(211, 61, 236)  hsl(291, 82%, 58%)  Medium Orchid