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#E0DD4E

#e0dd4e ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e0dd4e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.84% red, 86.67% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.34% magenta, 65.18% yellow and 12.16% black. Its hue angle is 58.77°, with 70.19% saturation and 59.22% 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 14.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 4.32.

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Relative luminance0.6811

Complementary

  1. #e0dd4e
  2. #4e51e0

Split complementary

  1. #e0dd4e
  2. #4e9ae0
  3. #944ee0

Analogous

  1. #e0944e
  2. #e0dd4e
  3. #9ae04e

Triadic

  1. #e0dd4e
  2. #4ee0dd
  3. #dd4ee0

Tetradic

  1. #e0dd4e
  2. #51e04e
  3. #4e51e0
  4. #dd4ee0

Square

  1. #e0dd4e
  2. #4ee094
  3. #4e51e0
  4. #e04e9a

Monochromatic

  1. #7f7d16
  2. #c0bd22
  3. #e0dd4e
  4. #ebea8f
  5. #f7f6d0

Shades

#e0dd4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e0dd4e
  2. #cac746
  3. #b3b13e
  4. #9d9b37
  5. #86852f
  6. #706f27
  7. #5a581f
  8. #434217
  9. #2d2c10
  10. #161608
  11. #000000

Tints

#e0dd4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e0dd4e
  2. #e3e060
  3. #e6e471
  4. #e9e783
  5. #eceb95
  6. #f0eea7
  7. #f3f1b8
  8. #f6f5ca
  9. #f9f8dc
  10. #fcfced
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e0dd4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e0dd4e
  2. #d6d453
  3. #cdca58
  4. #c3c15d
  5. #bab862
  6. #b0af67
  7. #a6a56c
  8. #9d9c71
  9. #939376
  10. #8a897b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d7d7d7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dbdab1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #eed43a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f1da57 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efcfc0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e9d843 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eadb54 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9d59f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e0dd4e {
  color: #e0dd4e;
}
Background
.bg-e0dd4e {
  background-color: #e0dd4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e0dd4e {
  border: 2px solid #e0dd4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e0dd4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 224 221 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 70% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e0dd4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e0dd4e, #9ae04e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e0dd4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(224 221 78 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.32 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.45 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.51 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.21 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 5.75 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.94 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 7.16 #1f22b1 Inverted #d7d7d7 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#e0dd4e  rgb(224, 221, 78)  hsl(59, 70%, 59%)  Dandelion
#4e51e0  rgb(78, 81, 224)  hsl(239, 70%, 59%)  Majorelle Blue
#4ee0dd  rgb(78, 224, 221)  hsl(179, 70%, 59%)  Bright Turquoise
#dd4ee0  rgb(221, 78, 224)  hsl(299, 70%, 59%)  Fuchsia