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#EED709

#eed709 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#eed709 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 84.31% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.66% magenta, 96.22% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 53.97°, 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 14.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 1.93.

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Web safe#ffcc00
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Relative luminance0.668

Complementary

  1. #eed709
  2. #0920ee

Split complementary

  1. #eed709
  2. #0993ee
  3. #6409ee

Analogous

  1. #ee6409
  2. #eed709
  3. #93ee09

Triadic

  1. #eed709
  2. #09eed7
  3. #d709ee

Tetradic

  1. #eed709
  2. #20ee09
  3. #0920ee
  4. #d709ee

Square

  1. #eed709
  2. #09ee64
  3. #0920ee
  4. #ee0993

Monochromatic

  1. #5b5203
  2. #a49406
  3. #eed709
  4. #f8e74b
  5. #fbf195

Shades

#eed709 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eed709
  2. #d6c208
  3. #beac07
  4. #a79706
  5. #8f8105
  6. #776c05
  7. #5f5604
  8. #474103
  9. #302b02
  10. #181601
  11. #000000

Tints

#eed709 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eed709
  2. #f0db22
  3. #f1df3a
  4. #f3e353
  5. #f5e76b
  6. #f7eb84
  7. #f8ef9d
  8. #faf3b5
  9. #fcf7ce
  10. #fdfbe6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eed709 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eed709
  2. #e3ce15
  3. #d8c621
  4. #cdbd2d
  5. #c2b439
  6. #b7ac45
  7. #aca350
  8. #a19a5c
  9. #969168
  10. #8b8974
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d5d5d5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e0d6aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #edd000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f3d929 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffc6b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #edd300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f1d820 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #facd92 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eed709 {
  color: #eed709;
}
Background
.bg-eed709 {
  background-color: #eed709;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eed709 {
  border: 2px solid #eed709;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eed709;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 215 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 93% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eed709 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eed709, #93ee09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eed709 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 215 9 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 1.93 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 2.94 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 3.04 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 3.18 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 4.13 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.48 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 5.11 #1128f6 Inverted #d5d5d5 Grayscale 

Citrine
#eed709  rgb(238, 215, 9)  hsl(54, 93%, 48%)  Citrine
#0920ee  rgb(9, 32, 238)  hsl(234, 93%, 48%)  Blue
#09eed7  rgb(9, 238, 215)  hsl(174, 93%, 48%)  Turquoise
#d709ee  rgb(215, 9, 238)  hsl(294, 93%, 48%)  Electric Purple