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#ECD53D

#ecd53d ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ecd53d 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 23.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.75% magenta, 74.15% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 52.11°, 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 14.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.58.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.6576

Complementary

  1. #ecd53d
  2. #3d54ec

Split complementary

  1. #ecd53d
  2. #3dacec
  3. #7e3dec

Analogous

  1. #ec7e3d
  2. #ecd53d
  3. #acec3d

Triadic

  1. #ecd53d
  2. #3decd5
  3. #d53dec

Tetradic

  1. #ecd53d
  2. #54ec3d
  3. #3d54ec
  4. #d53dec

Square

  1. #ecd53d
  2. #3dec7e
  3. #3d54ec
  4. #ec3dac

Monochromatic

  1. #83740d
  2. #c9b114
  3. #ecd53d
  4. #f3e483
  5. #faf3c8

Shades

#ecd53d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ecd53d
  2. #d4c037
  3. #bdaa31
  4. #a5952b
  5. #8e8025
  6. #766b1f
  7. #5e5518
  8. #474012
  9. #2f2b0c
  10. #181506
  11. #000000

Tints

#ecd53d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ecd53d
  2. #eed950
  3. #f0dd64
  4. #f2e277
  5. #f4e68b
  6. #f6ea9e
  7. #f7eeb1
  8. #f9f2c5
  9. #fbf7d8
  10. #fdfbec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ecd53d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ecd53d
  2. #e1cd44
  3. #d6c44a
  4. #ccbc51
  5. #c1b358
  6. #b6ab5f
  7. #aba265
  8. #a09a6c
  9. #969173
  10. #8b8979
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d4d4d4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ded4ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e9cf1f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f0d847 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fec5b8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ead12e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eed744 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7cc96 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ecd53d {
  color: #ecd53d;
}
Background
.bg-ecd53d {
  background-color: #ecd53d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ecd53d {
  border: 2px solid #ecd53d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ecd53d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 213 61;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 82% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ecd53d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ecd53d, #acec3d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ecd53d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 213 61 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.58 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.49 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 3.66 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 3.96 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 4.39 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 4.55 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 4.97 #132ac2 Inverted #d4d4d4 Grayscale 

Citrine
#ecd53d  rgb(236, 213, 61)  hsl(52, 82%, 58%)  Citrine
#3d54ec  rgb(61, 84, 236)  hsl(232, 82%, 58%)  Majorelle Blue
#3decd5  rgb(61, 236, 213)  hsl(172, 82%, 58%)  Turquoise
#d53dec  rgb(213, 61, 236)  hsl(292, 82%, 58%)  Medium Orchid