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#E2CD4E

#e2cd4e ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e2cd4e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.63% red, 80.39% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.29% magenta, 65.49% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 51.49°, with 71.84% saturation and 59.61% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 4.4.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.6038

Complementary

  1. #e2cd4e
  2. #4e63e2

Split complementary

  1. #e2cd4e
  2. #4eade2
  3. #834ee2

Analogous

  1. #e2834e
  2. #e2cd4e
  3. #ade24e

Triadic

  1. #e2cd4e
  2. #4ee2cd
  3. #cd4ee2

Tetradic

  1. #e2cd4e
  2. #63e24e
  3. #4e63e2
  4. #cd4ee2

Square

  1. #e2cd4e
  2. #4ee283
  3. #4e63e2
  4. #e24ead

Monochromatic

  1. #827215
  2. #c3ac20
  3. #e2cd4e
  4. #ede090
  5. #f8f2d1

Shades

#e2cd4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e2cd4e
  2. #cbb946
  3. #b5a43e
  4. #9e9037
  5. #887b2f
  6. #716727
  7. #5a521f
  8. #443e17
  9. #2d2910
  10. #171508
  11. #000000

Tints

#e2cd4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e2cd4e
  2. #e5d260
  3. #e8d771
  4. #ebdc83
  5. #eee195
  6. #f1e6a7
  7. #f3ebb8
  8. #f6f0ca
  9. #f9f5dc
  10. #fcfaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e2cd4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e2cd4e
  2. #d8c553
  3. #cebe58
  4. #c5b65d
  5. #bbae62
  6. #b1a767
  7. #a79f6c
  8. #9d9771
  9. #948f76
  10. #8a887b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5cca8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e0c83e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e5cf55 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f3bfb3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1ca45 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4ce52 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ecc595 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e2cd4e {
  color: #e2cd4e;
}
Background
.bg-e2cd4e {
  background-color: #e2cd4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e2cd4e {
  border: 2px solid #e2cd4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e2cd4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 205 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 72% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e2cd4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e2cd4e, #ade24e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e2cd4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 205 78 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.40 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 4.53 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.55 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 5.43 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 6.01 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.06 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 6.12 #1d32b1 Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Citrine
#e2cd4e  rgb(226, 205, 78)  hsl(51, 72%, 60%)  Citrine
#4e63e2  rgb(78, 99, 226)  hsl(231, 72%, 60%)  Ultramarine Blue
#4ee2cd  rgb(78, 226, 205)  hsl(171, 72%, 60%)  Turquoise
#cd4ee2  rgb(205, 78, 226)  hsl(291, 72%, 60%)  Medium Orchid