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#EDD017

#edd017 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#edd017 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.94% red, 81.57% green and 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 12.24% magenta, 90.3% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 51.87°, with 85.6% saturation and 50.98% 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 13.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.24.

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Relative luminance0.6318

Complementary

  1. #edd017
  2. #1734ed

Split complementary

  1. #edd017
  2. #179fed
  3. #6517ed

Analogous

  1. #ed6517
  2. #edd017
  3. #9fed17

Triadic

  1. #edd017
  2. #17edd0
  3. #d017ed

Tetradic

  1. #edd017
  2. #34ed17
  3. #1734ed
  4. #d017ed

Square

  1. #edd017
  2. #17ed65
  3. #1734ed
  4. #ed179f

Monochromatic

  1. #635708
  2. #aa950d
  3. #edd017
  4. #f3de5e
  5. #f8eda5

Shades

#edd017 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #edd017
  2. #d5bb15
  3. #bea612
  4. #a69210
  5. #8e7d0e
  6. #77680c
  7. #5f5309
  8. #473e07
  9. #2f2a05
  10. #181502
  11. #000000

Tints

#edd017 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #edd017
  2. #efd52e
  3. #f1d945
  4. #f2de5d
  5. #f4e374
  6. #f6e88b
  7. #f8eca2
  8. #faf1b9
  9. #fbf6d1
  10. #fdfae8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#edd017 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #edd017
  2. #e2c822
  3. #d7c02c
  4. #ccb837
  5. #c1b041
  6. #b7a84c
  7. #aca056
  8. #a19861
  9. #96906b
  10. #8b8876
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d0d0d0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dcd0a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e6ca00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #eed42c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffbfb2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e9cd00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #edd325 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f9c68e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-edd017 {
  color: #edd017;
}
Background
.bg-edd017 {
  background-color: #edd017;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-edd017 {
  border: 2px solid #edd017;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #edd017;
  --color-primary-rgb: 237 208 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 86% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-edd017 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #edd017, #9fed17);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-edd017 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(237 208 23 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.24 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 3.40 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.45 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 3.81 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 3.87 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 3.92 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.83 #122fe8 Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Citrine
#edd017  rgb(237, 208, 23)  hsl(52, 86%, 51%)  Citrine
#1734ed  rgb(23, 52, 237)  hsl(232, 86%, 51%)  Han Purple
#17edd0  rgb(23, 237, 208)  hsl(172, 86%, 51%)  Turquoise
#d017ed  rgb(208, 23, 237)  hsl(292, 86%, 51%)  Electric Purple