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#E3DC4E

#e3dc4e ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e3dc4e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.02% red, 86.27% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.08% magenta, 65.64% yellow and 10.98% black. Its hue angle is 57.18°, with 72.68% saturation and 59.8% 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 14.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 3.73.

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Relative luminance0.6807

Complementary

  1. #e3dc4e
  2. #4e55e3

Split complementary

  1. #e3dc4e
  2. #4e9fe3
  3. #914ee3

Analogous

  1. #e3914e
  2. #e3dc4e
  3. #9fe34e

Triadic

  1. #e3dc4e
  2. #4ee3dc
  3. #dc4ee3

Tetradic

  1. #e3dc4e
  2. #55e34e
  3. #4e55e3
  4. #dc4ee3

Square

  1. #e3dc4e
  2. #4ee391
  3. #4e55e3
  4. #e34e9f

Monochromatic

  1. #837e15
  2. #c5bd1f
  3. #e3dc4e
  4. #ede990
  5. #f8f6d2

Shades

#e3dc4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e3dc4e
  2. #ccc646
  3. #b6b03e
  4. #9f9a37
  5. #88842f
  6. #726e27
  7. #5b581f
  8. #444217
  9. #2d2c10
  10. #171608
  11. #000000

Tints

#e3dc4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e3dc4e
  2. #e6e060
  3. #e9e371
  4. #ebe783
  5. #eeea95
  6. #f1eea7
  7. #f4f1b8
  8. #f7f5ca
  9. #f9f8dc
  10. #fcfced
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e3dc4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e3dc4e
  2. #d9d353
  3. #cfca58
  4. #c5c05d
  5. #bbb762
  6. #b2ae67
  7. #a8a56c
  8. #9e9c71
  9. #949276
  10. #8a897b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d7d7d7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dcd9b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #eed43a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f1da57 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f3cebf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ead743 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ecdb54 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #edd49e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e3dc4e {
  color: #e3dc4e;
}
Background
.bg-e3dc4e {
  background-color: #e3dc4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e3dc4e {
  border: 2px solid #e3dc4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e3dc4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 227 220 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 73% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e3dc4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e3dc4e, #9fe34e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e3dc4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(227 220 78 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.73 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.13 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.02 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.23 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.38 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 5.82 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.48 #1c23b1 Inverted #d7d7d7 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#e3dc4e  rgb(227, 220, 78)  hsl(57, 73%, 60%)  Dandelion
#4e55e3  rgb(78, 85, 227)  hsl(237, 73%, 60%)  Majorelle Blue
#4ee3dc  rgb(78, 227, 220)  hsl(177, 73%, 60%)  Bright Turquoise
#dc4ee3  rgb(220, 78, 227)  hsl(297, 73%, 60%)  Fuchsia