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#ECD438

#ecd438 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ecd438 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 83.14% green and 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.17% magenta, 76.27% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 52°, with 82.57% saturation and 57.25% 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 14.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.32.

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Relative luminance0.6521

Complementary

  1. #ecd438
  2. #3850ec

Split complementary

  1. #ecd438
  2. #38aaec
  3. #7a38ec

Analogous

  1. #ec7a38
  2. #ecd438
  3. #aaec38

Triadic

  1. #ecd438
  2. #38ecd4
  3. #d438ec

Tetradic

  1. #ecd438
  2. #50ec38
  3. #3850ec
  4. #d438ec

Square

  1. #ecd438
  2. #38ec7a
  3. #3850ec
  4. #ec38aa

Monochromatic

  1. #7f700c
  2. #c5ad13
  3. #ecd438
  4. #f3e37e
  5. #f9f2c4

Shades

#ecd438 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ecd438
  2. #d4bf32
  3. #bdaa2d
  4. #a59427
  5. #8e7f22
  6. #766a1c
  7. #5e5516
  8. #474011
  9. #2f2a0b
  10. #181506
  11. #000000

Tints

#ecd438 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ecd438
  2. #eed84c
  3. #f0dd60
  4. #f2e174
  5. #f4e588
  6. #f6ea9c
  7. #f7eeaf
  8. #f9f2c3
  9. #fbf6d7
  10. #fdfbeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ecd438 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ecd438
  2. #e1cc3f
  3. #d6c346
  4. #ccbb4e
  5. #c1b255
  6. #b6aa5c
  7. #aba263
  8. #a0996a
  9. #969172
  10. #8b8879
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d3d3d3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ddd3ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e9ce13 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #efd743 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fec4b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ead026 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eed63f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7cb95 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ecd438 {
  color: #ecd438;
}
Background
.bg-ecd438 {
  background-color: #ecd438;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ecd438 {
  border: 2px solid #ecd438;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ecd438;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 212 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 83% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ecd438 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ecd438, #aaec38);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ecd438 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 212 56 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.32 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 3.62 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.65 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 4.10 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 4.36 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 4.43 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 4.66 #132bc7 Inverted #d3d3d3 Grayscale 

Citrine
#ecd438  rgb(236, 212, 56)  hsl(52, 83%, 57%)  Citrine
#3850ec  rgb(56, 80, 236)  hsl(232, 83%, 57%)  Majorelle Blue
#38ecd4  rgb(56, 236, 212)  hsl(172, 83%, 57%)  Turquoise
#d438ec  rgb(212, 56, 236)  hsl(292, 83%, 57%)  Medium Orchid