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#ECD706

#ecd706 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ecd706 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 84.31% green and 2.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.9% magenta, 97.46% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 54.52°, with 95.04% saturation and 47.45% 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 14.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 1.75.

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Web safe#ffcc00
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Relative luminance0.6645

Complementary

  1. #ecd706
  2. #061bec

Split complementary

  1. #ecd706
  2. #068eec
  3. #6406ec

Analogous

  1. #ec6406
  2. #ecd706
  3. #8eec06

Triadic

  1. #ecd706
  2. #06ecd7
  3. #d706ec

Tetradic

  1. #ecd706
  2. #1bec06
  3. #061bec
  4. #d706ec

Square

  1. #ecd706
  2. #06ec64
  3. #061bec
  4. #ec068e

Monochromatic

  1. #574f02
  2. #a19304
  3. #ecd706
  4. #faea44
  5. #fcf28f

Shades

#ecd706 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ecd706
  2. #d4c205
  3. #bdac05
  4. #a59704
  5. #8e8104
  6. #766c03
  7. #5e5602
  8. #474102
  9. #2f2b01
  10. #181601
  11. #000000

Tints

#ecd706 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ecd706
  2. #eedb1f
  3. #f0df38
  4. #f2e351
  5. #f4e76a
  6. #f6eb83
  7. #f7ef9b
  8. #f9f3b4
  9. #fbf7cd
  10. #fdfbe6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ecd706 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ecd706
  2. #e1ce12
  3. #d6c61e
  4. #ccbd2b
  5. #c1b437
  6. #b6ac43
  7. #aba34f
  8. #a09a5b
  9. #969168
  10. #8b8974
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d5d5d5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dfd6aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ecd000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f3d928 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffc6b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ecd300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f0d81f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f8cd92 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ecd706 {
  color: #ecd706;
}
Background
.bg-ecd706 {
  background-color: #ecd706;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ecd706 {
  border: 2px solid #ecd706;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ecd706;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 215 6;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 95% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ecd706 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ecd706, #8eec06);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ecd706 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 215 6 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 1.75 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 2.72 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 3.42 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 3.51 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.17 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 4.61 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 5.17 #1328f9 Inverted #d5d5d5 Grayscale 

Citrine
#ecd706  rgb(236, 215, 6)  hsl(55, 95%, 47%)  Citrine
#061bec  rgb(6, 27, 236)  hsl(235, 95%, 47%)  Blue
#06ecd7  rgb(6, 236, 215)  hsl(175, 95%, 47%)  Turquoise
#d706ec  rgb(215, 6, 236)  hsl(295, 95%, 47%)  Electric Purple