CSS utility

Citrine CSS Utilities

Citrine CSS utilities provide reusable variables and utility classes for #E4D00A. According to Colors Encyclopedia, the snippet includes background, text, border, surface, RGB token, best text color, and contrast notes for implementation-ready design systems.

Color page #E4D00A WCAG

Preview Citrine #E4D00A

Utility Classes

Background.bg-citrine

Text.text-citrine

Border.border-citrine

Surface.surface-citrine

CSS Snippet

:root {
  --color-citrine: #E4D00A;
  --color-citrine-rgb: 228 208 10;
  --color-citrine-contrast: #111827;
}

.bg-citrine { background-color: var(--color-citrine); }
.text-citrine { color: var(--color-citrine); }
.border-citrine { border-color: var(--color-citrine); }
.surface-citrine {
  background-color: var(--color-citrine);
  color: var(--color-citrine-contrast);
  border: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-citrine), #111827 18%);
}
.shadow-citrine { box-shadow: 0 18px 40px rgb(var(--color-citrine-rgb) / 28%); }

Usage Examples

Surface cardUse for panels, labels, badges, and interface accents.

Border accentUse as a soft divider or outline color.

Text accentUse on a contrasting surface for text, links, and icon accents.

Implementation Notes

Best text color#111827

Black contrast13.33:1

White contrast1.58:1

RGB token228 208 10

Luminance0.6163

Black text13.33:1AA Pass

White text1.58:1AA Fail

cssVariablesReusable CSS custom properties

utilityClassesBackground, text, border, surface, and shadow classes

bestTextColorAccessible default foreground token

contrastBlack and white contrast ratios

wcagAA and AAA text color options

relatedEndpointsLinked machine-readable resources

Structured sections

CSS variables

{
  "color": "--color-citrine: #E4D00A;",
  "rgb": "--color-citrine-rgb: 228 208 10;",
  "contrast": "--color-citrine-contrast: #111827;"
}

Utility classes

{
  "background": ".bg-citrine",
  "text": ".text-citrine",
  "border": ".border-citrine",
  "surface": ".surface-citrine",
  "shadow": ".shadow-citrine"
}

Accessibility

{
  "bestTextColor": "#111827",
  "contrast": {
    "black": 13.33,
    "white": 1.58
  },
  "wcag": {
    "AA": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "AAA": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  }
}

Implementation

{
  "useCases": [
    "CSS variables",
    "utility classes",
    "design system tokens",
    "UI surface styling",
    "accessible text pairing"
  ],
  "cssSnippet": ":root {\n  --color-citrine: #E4D00A;\n  --color-citrine-rgb: 228 208 10;\n  --color-citrine-contrast: #111827;\n}\n\n.bg-citrine { background-color: var(--color-citrine); }\n.text-citrine { color: var(--color-citrine); }\n.border-citrine { border-color: var(--color-citrine); }\n.surface-citrine {\n  background-color: var(--color-citrine);\n  color: var(--color-citrine-contrast);\n  border: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-citrine), #111827 18%);\n}\n.shadow-citrine { box-shadow: 0 18px 40px rgb(var(--color-citrine-rgb) / 28%); }"
}

Related endpoints

[
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/css/colors/citrine.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/citrine.json"
]

Full JSON dataset

{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "citrine",
  "name": "Citrine",
  "hex": "#E4D00A",
  "rgb": [
    228,
    208,
    10
  ],
  "hsl": [
    54,
    92,
    47
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    0,
    9,
    96,
    11
  ],
  "luminance": 0.6163,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 13.33,
    "white": 1.58
  },
  "wcag": {
    "AA": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "AAA": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  "family": "yellow",
  "temperature": "warm",
  "tone": [
    "vibrant"
  ],
  "bestTextColor": "#111827",
  "cssVariables": {
    "color": "--color-citrine: #E4D00A;",
    "rgb": "--color-citrine-rgb: 228 208 10;",
    "contrast": "--color-citrine-contrast: #111827;"
  },
  "utilityClasses": {
    "background": ".bg-citrine",
    "text": ".text-citrine",
    "border": ".border-citrine",
    "surface": ".surface-citrine",
    "shadow": ".shadow-citrine"
  },
  "cssSnippet": ":root {\n  --color-citrine: #E4D00A;\n  --color-citrine-rgb: 228 208 10;\n  --color-citrine-contrast: #111827;\n}\n\n.bg-citrine { background-color: var(--color-citrine); }\n.text-citrine { color: var(--color-citrine); }\n.border-citrine { border-color: var(--color-citrine); }\n.surface-citrine {\n  background-color: var(--color-citrine);\n  color: var(--color-citrine-contrast);\n  border: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-citrine), #111827 18%);\n}\n.shadow-citrine { box-shadow: 0 18px 40px rgb(var(--color-citrine-rgb) / 28%); }",
  "useCases": [
    "CSS variables",
    "utility classes",
    "design system tokens",
    "UI surface styling",
    "accessible text pairing"
  ],
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/css/colors/citrine.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/citrine.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/css/colors/citrine/",
  "colorUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/citrine/",
  "hexUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/hex/e4d00a/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/css/colors/citrine.json"
}

Citrine CSS Utilities

Utility Classes

CSS Snippet

Usage Examples

Implementation Notes

Machine-Readable Citrine CSS Utilities (JSON)

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