#E6D400 · near Citrine

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#E6D400 (RGB 230, 212, 0) is a medium, highly saturated yellow, closest to Citrine and near Gold and Pear. 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. In OKLCH it has 86% lightness and 0.18 chroma at hue 103°.

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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

Similar named colors

Citrine #E4D00AGold #FFD700Pear #D1E231Sunflower #FFDA03Saffron #F4C430

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;

Color card

#E6D400 hex color card: near Citrine, RGB 230, 212, 0
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Shades & tints

#2E2A00#5C5500#8A7F00#B8AA00#E6D400#EBDD33#F0E566#F5EE99#FAF6CC

Color harmonies for #E6D400

Complementary

#E6D400#0013E6

Analogous

#E6D400#E66000#86E600

Triadic

#E6D400#00E6D2#D200E6

Split complementary

#E6D400#0086E6#6000E6

Tetradic

#E6D400#00E660#0013E6#E60086

Palettes with #E6D400