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#EED409

#eed409 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#eed409 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 83.14% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.92% magenta, 96.22% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 53.19°, with 92.71% saturation and 48.43% 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 14.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 1.87.

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Relative luminance0.6528

Complementary

  1. #eed409
  2. #0923ee

Split complementary

  1. #eed409
  2. #0995ee
  3. #6209ee

Analogous

  1. #ee6209
  2. #eed409
  3. #95ee09

Triadic

  1. #eed409
  2. #09eed4
  3. #d409ee

Tetradic

  1. #eed409
  2. #23ee09
  3. #0923ee
  4. #d409ee

Square

  1. #eed409
  2. #09ee62
  3. #0923ee
  4. #ee0995

Monochromatic

  1. #5b5103
  2. #a49206
  3. #eed409
  4. #f8e54b
  5. #fbef95

Shades

#eed409 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eed409
  2. #d6bf08
  3. #beaa07
  4. #a79406
  5. #8f7f05
  6. #776a05
  7. #5f5504
  8. #474003
  9. #302a02
  10. #181501
  11. #000000

Tints

#eed409 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eed409
  2. #f0d822
  3. #f1dd3a
  4. #f3e153
  5. #f5e56b
  6. #f7ea84
  7. #f8ee9d
  8. #faf2b5
  9. #fcf6ce
  10. #fdfbe6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eed409 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eed409
  2. #e3cc15
  3. #d8c321
  4. #cdbb2d
  5. #c2b239
  6. #b7aa45
  7. #aca250
  8. #a1995c
  9. #969168
  10. #8b8874
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d3d3d3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ded4a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #eace00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f1d728 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffc3b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ecd000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f0d61f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #faca90 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eed409 {
  color: #eed409;
}
Background
.bg-eed409 {
  background-color: #eed409;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eed409 {
  border: 2px solid #eed409;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eed409;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 212 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 93% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eed409 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eed409, #95ee09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eed409 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 212 9 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 1.87 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 3.12 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 3.34 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 3.57 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.80 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 4.39 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.53 #112bf6 Inverted #d3d3d3 Grayscale 

Citrine
#eed409  rgb(238, 212, 9)  hsl(53, 93%, 48%)  Citrine
#0923ee  rgb(9, 35, 238)  hsl(233, 93%, 48%)  Blue
#09eed4  rgb(9, 238, 212)  hsl(173, 93%, 48%)  Turquoise
#d409ee  rgb(212, 9, 238)  hsl(293, 93%, 48%)  Electric Purple