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#ECD533

#ecd533 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ecd533 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 83.53% green and 20% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.75% magenta, 78.39% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 52.54°, with 82.96% saturation and 56.27% 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 14.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.03.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.6566

Complementary

  1. #ecd533
  2. #334aec

Split complementary

  1. #ecd533
  2. #33a6ec
  3. #7833ec

Analogous

  1. #ec7833
  2. #ecd533
  3. #a6ec33

Triadic

  1. #ecd533
  2. #33ecd5
  3. #d533ec

Tetradic

  1. #ecd533
  2. #4aec33
  3. #334aec
  4. #d533ec

Square

  1. #ecd533
  2. #33ec78
  3. #334aec
  4. #ec33a6

Monochromatic

  1. #7b6d0b
  2. #c1ab12
  3. #ecd533
  4. #f3e379
  5. #f9f2bf

Shades

#ecd533 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ecd533
  2. #d4c02e
  3. #bdaa29
  4. #a59524
  5. #8e801f
  6. #766b1a
  7. #5e5514
  8. #47400f
  9. #2f2b0a
  10. #181505
  11. #000000

Tints

#ecd533 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ecd533
  2. #eed947
  3. #f0dd5c
  4. #f2e270
  5. #f4e685
  6. #f6ea99
  7. #f7eead
  8. #f9f2c2
  9. #fbf7d6
  10. #fdfbeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ecd533 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ecd533
  2. #e1cd3b
  3. #d6c442
  4. #ccbc4a
  5. #c1b352
  6. #b6ab5a
  7. #aba261
  8. #a09a69
  9. #969171
  10. #8b8978
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d4d4d4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ded4ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #eacf00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f0d840 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffc5b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ebd11e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #efd73b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7cc94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ecd533 {
  color: #ecd533;
}
Background
.bg-ecd533 {
  background-color: #ecd533;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ecd533 {
  border: 2px solid #ecd533;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ecd533;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 213 51;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 83% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ecd533 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ecd533, #a6ec33);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ecd533 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 213 51 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.03 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.23 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 3.46 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 4.11 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 4.48 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 4.65 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 4.76 #132acc Inverted #d4d4d4 Grayscale 

Citrine
#ecd533  rgb(236, 213, 51)  hsl(53, 83%, 56%)  Citrine
#334aec  rgb(51, 74, 236)  hsl(233, 83%, 56%)  Majorelle Blue
#33ecd5  rgb(51, 236, 213)  hsl(173, 83%, 56%)  Turquoise
#d533ec  rgb(213, 51, 236)  hsl(293, 83%, 56%)  Medium Orchid