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#E2DD4D

#e2dd4d ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e2dd4d is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.63% red, 86.67% green and 30.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.21% magenta, 65.93% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 57.99°, with 71.98% saturation and 59.41% 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 14.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 3.87.

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Relative luminance0.6842

Complementary

  1. #e2dd4d
  2. #4d52e2

Split complementary

  1. #e2dd4d
  2. #4d9ce2
  3. #934de2

Analogous

  1. #e2934d
  2. #e2dd4d
  3. #9ce24d

Triadic

  1. #e2dd4d
  2. #4de2dd
  3. #dd4de2

Tetradic

  1. #e2dd4d
  2. #52e24d
  3. #4d52e2
  4. #dd4de2

Square

  1. #e2dd4d
  2. #4de293
  3. #4d52e2
  4. #e24d9c

Monochromatic

  1. #817d15
  2. #c3bd20
  3. #e2dd4d
  4. #edea8f
  5. #f7f6d1

Shades

#e2dd4d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e2dd4d
  2. #cbc745
  3. #b5b13e
  4. #9e9b36
  5. #88852e
  6. #716f27
  7. #5a581f
  8. #444217
  9. #2d2c0f
  10. #171608
  11. #000000

Tints

#e2dd4d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e2dd4d
  2. #e5e05f
  3. #e8e471
  4. #ebe782
  5. #eeeb94
  6. #f1eea6
  7. #f3f1b8
  8. #f6f5ca
  9. #f9f8db
  10. #fcfced
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e2dd4d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e2dd4d
  2. #d8d452
  3. #ceca57
  4. #c5c15c
  5. #bbb861
  6. #b1af67
  7. #a7a56c
  8. #9d9c71
  9. #949376
  10. #8a897b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d8d8d8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dcdab1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #efd539 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f2da56 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f2cfc0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ead842 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ecdb53 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ecd59f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e2dd4d {
  color: #e2dd4d;
}
Background
.bg-e2dd4d {
  background-color: #e2dd4d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e2dd4d {
  border: 2px solid #e2dd4d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e2dd4d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 221 77;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 72% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e2dd4d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e2dd4d, #9ce24d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e2dd4d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 221 77 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.87 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.40 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.88 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.93 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.54 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 5.64 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.81 #1d22b2 Inverted #d8d8d8 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#e2dd4d  rgb(226, 221, 77)  hsl(58, 72%, 59%)  Dandelion
#4d52e2  rgb(77, 82, 226)  hsl(238, 72%, 59%)  Majorelle Blue
#4de2dd  rgb(77, 226, 221)  hsl(178, 72%, 59%)  Bright Turquoise
#dd4de2  rgb(221, 77, 226)  hsl(298, 72%, 59%)  Fuchsia