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#E4E151

#e4e151 ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e4e151 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 31.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.32% magenta, 64.47% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 58.78°, with 73.13% saturation and 60.59% 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 15.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 4.09.

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Relative luminance0.7094

Complementary

  1. #e4e151
  2. #5154e4

Split complementary

  1. #e4e151
  2. #519de4
  3. #9851e4

Analogous

  1. #e49851
  2. #e4e151
  3. #9de451

Triadic

  1. #e4e151
  2. #51e4e1
  3. #e151e4

Tetradic

  1. #e4e151
  2. #54e451
  3. #5154e4
  4. #e151e4

Square

  1. #e4e151
  2. #51e498
  3. #5154e4
  4. #e4519d

Monochromatic

  1. #878515
  2. #c9c61f
  3. #e4e151
  4. #eeec93
  5. #f9f8d5

Shades

#e4e151 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e4e151
  2. #cdcb49
  3. #b6b441
  4. #a09e39
  5. #898731
  6. #727129
  7. #5b5a20
  8. #444418
  9. #2e2d10
  10. #171708
  11. #000000

Tints

#e4e151 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e4e151
  2. #e7e462
  3. #e9e774
  4. #ecea85
  5. #efed97
  6. #f2f0a8
  7. #f4f3b9
  8. #f7f6cb
  9. #faf9dc
  10. #fcfcee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e4e151 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e4e151
  2. #dad756
  3. #d0ce5a
  4. #c6c45f
  5. #bcba64
  6. #b2b169
  7. #a8a76d
  8. #9e9d72
  9. #949377
  10. #8a8a7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dbdbdb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dfdeb4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f3d83d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f5de5a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f4d3c4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eddc46 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eedf57 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eed9a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e4e151 {
  color: #e4e151;
}
Background
.bg-e4e151 {
  background-color: #e4e151;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e4e151 {
  border: 2px solid #e4e151;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e4e151;
  --color-primary-rgb: 228 225 81;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 73% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e4e151 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e4e151, #9de451);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e4e151 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(228 225 81 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.09 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.51 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.69 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 4.86 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.86 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 6.28 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.32 #1b1eae Inverted #dbdbdb Grayscale 

Dandelion
#e4e151  rgb(228, 225, 81)  hsl(59, 73%, 61%)  Dandelion
#5154e4  rgb(81, 84, 228)  hsl(239, 73%, 61%)  Majorelle Blue
#51e4e1  rgb(81, 228, 225)  hsl(179, 73%, 61%)  Bright Turquoise
#e151e4  rgb(225, 81, 228)  hsl(299, 73%, 61%)  Fuchsia