#E4D00A · Citrine

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#E4D00A is a medium, highly saturated yellow color, closest to Citrine and near Saffron and Gold. In OKLCH it has 85% lightness and 0.18 chroma at hue 102°. Yellow suggests optimism and attention; it is the brightest hue and the hardest to balance, which makes #E4D00A a natural choice for highlights, warning states and cheerful campaigns.

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HEX#E4D00A
RGBrgb(228, 208, 10)
HSLhsl(54, 92%, 47%)
CMYK0, 9, 96, 11
CSS var--citrine
Contrast1.58:1 white · 13.33:1 black

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How to use #E4D00A

Black text passes WCAG AA on #E4D00A (13.33:1); white text does not (1.58:1).

For a calm scheme pair #E4D00A with its analogous neighbors #E6620A and #8EE60A; for contrast use its complement #0A20E6 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--citrine: #E4D00A;

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