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#ECD73B

#ecd73b ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ecd73b is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 84.31% green and 23.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.9% magenta, 75% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 52.88°, with 82.33% saturation and 57.84% 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 14.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.5.

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Relative luminance0.6675

Complementary

  1. #ecd73b
  2. #3b50ec

Split complementary

  1. #ecd73b
  2. #3ba8ec
  3. #7e3bec

Analogous

  1. #ec7e3b
  2. #ecd73b
  3. #a8ec3b

Triadic

  1. #ecd73b
  2. #3becd7
  3. #d73bec

Tetradic

  1. #ecd73b
  2. #50ec3b
  3. #3b50ec
  4. #d73bec

Square

  1. #ecd73b
  2. #3bec7e
  3. #3b50ec
  4. #ec3ba8

Monochromatic

  1. #81740d
  2. #c7b213
  3. #ecd73b
  4. #f3e581
  5. #faf3c6

Shades

#ecd73b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ecd73b
  2. #d4c235
  3. #bdac2f
  4. #a59729
  5. #8e8123
  6. #766c1e
  7. #5e5618
  8. #474112
  9. #2f2b0c
  10. #181606
  11. #000000

Tints

#ecd73b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ecd73b
  2. #eedb4f
  3. #f0df62
  4. #f2e376
  5. #f4e789
  6. #f6eb9d
  7. #f7efb1
  8. #f9f3c4
  9. #fbf7d8
  10. #fdfbeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ecd73b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ecd73b
  2. #e1ce42
  3. #d6c649
  4. #ccbd50
  5. #c1b457
  6. #b6ac5e
  7. #aba364
  8. #a09a6b
  9. #969172
  10. #8b8979
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d5d5d5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dfd6ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ebd11a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f1d946 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fec7b9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ecd32a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #efd842 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7ce97 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ecd73b {
  color: #ecd73b;
}
Background
.bg-ecd73b {
  background-color: #ecd73b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ecd73b {
  border: 2px solid #ecd73b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ecd73b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 215 59;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 82% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ecd73b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ecd73b, #a8ec3b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ecd73b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 215 59 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.50 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 2.82 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 3.53 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 4.37 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 4.43 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 4.79 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.03 #1328c4 Inverted #d5d5d5 Grayscale 

Citrine
#ecd73b  rgb(236, 215, 59)  hsl(53, 82%, 58%)  Citrine
#3b50ec  rgb(59, 80, 236)  hsl(233, 82%, 58%)  Majorelle Blue
#3becd7  rgb(59, 236, 215)  hsl(173, 82%, 58%)  Turquoise
#d73bec  rgb(215, 59, 236)  hsl(293, 82%, 58%)  Medium Orchid