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#EDD63E

#edd63e ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#edd63e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.94% red, 83.92% green and 24.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.7% magenta, 73.84% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 52.11°, with 82.94% saturation and 58.63% 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 2.7.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.6645

Complementary

  1. #edd63e
  2. #3e55ed

Split complementary

  1. #edd63e
  2. #3eaded
  3. #7e3eed

Analogous

  1. #ed7e3e
  2. #edd63e
  3. #aded3e

Triadic

  1. #edd63e
  2. #3eedd6
  3. #d63eed

Tetradic

  1. #edd63e
  2. #55ed3e
  3. #3e55ed
  4. #d63eed

Square

  1. #edd63e
  2. #3eed7e
  3. #3e55ed
  4. #ed3ead

Monochromatic

  1. #86760c
  2. #ccb313
  3. #edd63e
  4. #f4e584
  5. #faf4ca

Shades

#edd63e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #edd63e
  2. #d5c138
  3. #beab32
  4. #a6962b
  5. #8e8025
  6. #776b1f
  7. #5f5619
  8. #474013
  9. #2f2b0c
  10. #181506
  11. #000000

Tints

#edd63e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #edd63e
  2. #efda51
  3. #f1de65
  4. #f2e278
  5. #f4e68b
  6. #f6eb9f
  7. #f8efb2
  8. #faf3c5
  9. #fbf7d8
  10. #fdfbec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#edd63e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #edd63e
  2. #e2cd45
  3. #d7c54b
  4. #ccbc52
  5. #c1b458
  6. #b7ab5f
  7. #aca266
  8. #a19a6c
  9. #969173
  10. #8b8979
  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 #dfd5ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ebd021 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f1d948 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffc6b9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ecd22f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #efd844 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f8cd97 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-edd63e {
  color: #edd63e;
}
Background
.bg-edd63e {
  background-color: #edd63e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-edd63e {
  border: 2px solid #edd63e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #edd63e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 237 214 62;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 83% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-edd63e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #edd63e, #aded3e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-edd63e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(237 214 62 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.70 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.34 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 3.48 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 3.88 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 4.30 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 4.43 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 4.93 #1229c1 Inverted #d5d5d5 Grayscale 

Citrine
#edd63e  rgb(237, 214, 62)  hsl(52, 83%, 59%)  Citrine
#3e55ed  rgb(62, 85, 237)  hsl(232, 83%, 59%)  Majorelle Blue
#3eedd6  rgb(62, 237, 214)  hsl(172, 83%, 59%)  Turquoise
#d63eed  rgb(214, 62, 237)  hsl(292, 83%, 59%)  Medium Orchid