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#e1dc1c ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e1dc1c is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.24% red, 86.27% green and 10.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.22% magenta, 87.56% yellow and 11.76% black. Its hue angle is 58.48°, with 77.87% saturation and 49.61% 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 14.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 2.73.

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Relative luminance0.6728

Complementary

  1. #e1dc1c
  2. #1c21e1

Split complementary

  1. #e1dc1c
  2. #1c83e1
  3. #7a1ce1

Analogous

  1. #e17a1c
  2. #e1dc1c
  3. #83e11c

Triadic

  1. #e1dc1c
  2. #1ce1dc
  3. #dc1ce1

Tetradic

  1. #e1dc1c
  2. #21e11c
  3. #1c21e1
  4. #dc1ce1

Square

  1. #e1dc1c
  2. #1ce17a
  3. #1c21e1
  4. #e11c83

Monochromatic

  1. #59570b
  2. #9d9914
  3. #e1dc1c
  4. #ebe75e
  5. #f3f1a3

Shades

#e1dc1c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e1dc1c
  2. #cbc619
  3. #b4b016
  4. #9e9a14
  5. #878411
  6. #716e0e
  7. #5a580b
  8. #444208
  9. #2d2c06
  10. #171603
  11. #000000

Tints

#e1dc1c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e1dc1c
  2. #e4e033
  3. #e7e349
  4. #eae760
  5. #edea77
  6. #f0ee8e
  7. #f3f1a4
  8. #f6f5bb
  9. #f9f8d2
  10. #fcfce8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e1dc1c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e1dc1c
  2. #d7d326
  3. #ceca30
  4. #c4c03a
  5. #bab744
  6. #b1ae4e
  7. #a7a558
  8. #9d9c62
  9. #93926c
  10. #8a8976
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d6d6d6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dbd8ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #efd300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f2d933 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f2cdbc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ead700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ecda2b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ebd396 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e1dc1c {
  color: #e1dc1c;
}
Background
.bg-e1dc1c {
  background-color: #e1dc1c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e1dc1c {
  border: 2px solid #e1dc1c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e1dc1c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 225 220 28;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 78% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e1dc1c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e1dc1c, #83e11c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e1dc1c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(225 220 28 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 2.73 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 2.75 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.17 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.03 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 5.19 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 5.52 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 6.18 #1e23e3 Inverted #d6d6d6 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#e1dc1c  rgb(225, 220, 28)  hsl(58, 78%, 50%)  Dandelion
#1c21e1  rgb(28, 33, 225)  hsl(238, 78%, 50%)  Blue
#1ce1dc  rgb(28, 225, 220)  hsl(178, 78%, 50%)  Bright Turquoise
#dc1ce1  rgb(220, 28, 225)  hsl(298, 78%, 50%)  Medium Orchid