#E6D400 · Citrine

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#E6D400 is a medium, highly saturated yellow color, closest to Citrine and near Citrine and Gold. In OKLCH it has 86% lightness and 0.18 chroma at hue 103°. Yellow suggests optimism and attention; it is the brightest hue and the hardest to balance, which makes #E6D400 a natural choice for highlights, warning states and cheerful campaigns. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette.

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HEX#E6D400
RGBrgb(230, 212, 0)
HSLhsl(55, 100%, 45%)
CMYK0, 8, 100, 10
CSS var--citrine
Contrast1.52:1 white · 13.78:1 black

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How to use #E6D400

Black text passes WCAG AA on #E6D400 (13.78:1); white text does not (1.52:1).

For a calm scheme pair #E6D400 with its analogous neighbors #E66000 and #86E600; for contrast use its complement #0013E6 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--citrine: #E6D400;

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