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#E4E136

#e4e136 ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e4e136 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.41% red, 88.24% green and 21.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.32% magenta, 76.32% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 58.97°, with 76.32% saturation and 55.29% 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 15.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 2.9.

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Relative luminance0.7061

Complementary

  1. #e4e136
  2. #3639e4

Split complementary

  1. #e4e136
  2. #3690e4
  3. #8a36e4

Analogous

  1. #e48a36
  2. #e4e136
  3. #90e436

Triadic

  1. #e4e136
  2. #36e4e1
  3. #e136e4

Tetradic

  1. #e4e136
  2. #39e436
  3. #3639e4
  4. #e136e4

Square

  1. #e4e136
  2. #36e48a
  3. #3639e4
  4. #e43690

Monochromatic

  1. #72700f
  2. #b5b218
  3. #e4e136
  4. #edeb79
  5. #f6f5bd

Shades

#e4e136 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e4e136
  2. #cdcb31
  3. #b6b42b
  4. #a09e26
  5. #898720
  6. #72711b
  7. #5b5a16
  8. #444410
  9. #2e2d0b
  10. #171705
  11. #000000

Tints

#e4e136 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e4e136
  2. #e7e44a
  3. #e9e75e
  4. #ecea72
  5. #efed86
  6. #f2f09b
  7. #f4f3af
  8. #f7f6c3
  9. #faf9d7
  10. #fcfceb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e4e136 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e4e136
  2. #dad73d
  3. #d0ce45
  4. #c6c44c
  5. #bcba54
  6. #b2b15b
  7. #a8a762
  8. #9e9d6a
  9. #949371
  10. #8a8a79
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dbdbdb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #deddb1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f4d800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f6dd45 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f5d2c1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eedb20 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #efdf3f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eed89d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e4e136 {
  color: #e4e136;
}
Background
.bg-e4e136 {
  background-color: #e4e136;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e4e136 {
  border: 2px solid #e4e136;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e4e136;
  --color-primary-rgb: 228 225 54;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 76% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e4e136 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e4e136, #90e436);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e4e136 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(228 225 54 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 2.90 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 2.95 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.28 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 5.05 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 5.17 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.37 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 5.48 #1b1ec9 Inverted #dbdbdb Grayscale 

Dandelion
#e4e136  rgb(228, 225, 54)  hsl(59, 76%, 55%)  Dandelion
#3639e4  rgb(54, 57, 228)  hsl(239, 76%, 55%)  Han Purple
#36e4e1  rgb(54, 228, 225)  hsl(179, 76%, 55%)  Bright Turquoise
#e136e4  rgb(225, 54, 228)  hsl(299, 76%, 55%)  Fuchsia