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#EED331

#eed331 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#eed331 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 82.75% green and 19.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 11.34% magenta, 79.41% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 51.43°, with 84.75% saturation and 56.27% 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 14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.4.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.6499

Complementary

  1. #eed331
  2. #314cee

Split complementary

  1. #eed331
  2. #31aaee
  3. #7431ee

Analogous

  1. #ee7431
  2. #eed331
  3. #aaee31

Triadic

  1. #eed331
  2. #31eed3
  3. #d331ee

Tetradic

  1. #eed331
  2. #4cee31
  3. #314cee
  4. #d331ee

Square

  1. #eed331
  2. #31ee74
  3. #314cee
  4. #ee31aa

Monochromatic

  1. #7c6c0a
  2. #c2a910
  3. #eed331
  4. #f4e278
  5. #faf1be

Shades

#eed331 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eed331
  2. #d6be2c
  3. #bea927
  4. #a79422
  5. #8f7f1d
  6. #776a19
  7. #5f5414
  8. #473f0f
  9. #302a0a
  10. #181505
  11. #000000

Tints

#eed331 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eed331
  2. #f0d746
  3. #f1dc5a
  4. #f3e06f
  5. #f5e583
  6. #f7e998
  7. #f8edad
  8. #faf2c1
  9. #fcf6d6
  10. #fdfbea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eed331 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eed331
  2. #e3cb39
  3. #d8c241
  4. #cdba49
  5. #c2b251
  6. #b7aa59
  7. #aca160
  8. #a19968
  9. #969170
  10. #8b8878
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d3d3d3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ded3aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e8cd00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f0d73e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffc3b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ebd01b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #efd539 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fac993 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eed331 {
  color: #eed331;
}
Background
.bg-eed331 {
  background-color: #eed331;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eed331 {
  border: 2px solid #eed331;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eed331;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 211 49;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 85% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eed331 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eed331, #aaee31);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eed331 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 211 49 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.40 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 3.40 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 3.89 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 3.91 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.12 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 4.13 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.14 #112cce Inverted #d3d3d3 Grayscale 

Citrine
#eed331  rgb(238, 211, 49)  hsl(51, 85%, 56%)  Citrine
#314cee  rgb(49, 76, 238)  hsl(231, 85%, 56%)  Majorelle Blue
#31eed3  rgb(49, 238, 211)  hsl(171, 85%, 56%)  Turquoise
#d331ee  rgb(211, 49, 238)  hsl(291, 85%, 56%)  Medium Orchid