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#E4E155

#e4e155 ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e4e155 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 33.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.32% magenta, 62.72% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 58.74°, with 72.59% saturation and 61.37% 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 15.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 4.37.

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Relative luminance0.71

Complementary

  1. #e4e155
  2. #5558e4

Split complementary

  1. #e4e155
  2. #559fe4
  3. #9955e4

Analogous

  1. #e49955
  2. #e4e155
  3. #9fe455

Triadic

  1. #e4e155
  2. #55e4e1
  3. #e155e4

Tetradic

  1. #e4e155
  2. #58e455
  3. #5558e4
  4. #e155e4

Square

  1. #e4e155
  2. #55e499
  3. #5558e4
  4. #e4559f

Monochromatic

  1. #8a8816
  2. #ccc820
  3. #e4e155
  4. #eeed97
  5. #f9f8d9

Shades

#e4e155 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e4e155
  2. #cdcb4d
  3. #b6b444
  4. #a09e3c
  5. #898733
  6. #72712b
  7. #5b5a22
  8. #44441a
  9. #2e2d11
  10. #171709
  11. #000000

Tints

#e4e155 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e4e155
  2. #e7e466
  3. #e9e777
  4. #ecea88
  5. #efed99
  6. #f2f0aa
  7. #f4f3bb
  8. #f7f6cc
  9. #faf9dd
  10. #fcfcee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e4e155 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e4e155
  2. #dad759
  3. #d0ce5e
  4. #c6c462
  5. #bcba66
  6. #b2b16b
  7. #a8a76f
  8. #9e9d73
  9. #949377
  10. #8a8a7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dbdbdb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dfdeb5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f2d843 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f5de5e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f3d3c4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eddc4b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eedf5a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #edd9a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e4e155 {
  color: #e4e155;
}
Background
.bg-e4e155 {
  background-color: #e4e155;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e4e155 {
  border: 2px solid #e4e155;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e4e155;
  --color-primary-rgb: 228 225 85;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 73% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e4e155 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e4e155, #9fe455);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e4e155 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(228 225 85 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.37 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.38 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.67 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 4.92 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.22 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 6.31 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.54 #1b1eaa Inverted #dbdbdb Grayscale 

Dandelion
#e4e155  rgb(228, 225, 85)  hsl(59, 73%, 61%)  Dandelion
#5558e4  rgb(85, 88, 228)  hsl(239, 73%, 61%)  Majorelle Blue
#55e4e1  rgb(85, 228, 225)  hsl(179, 73%, 61%)  Bright Turquoise
#e155e4  rgb(225, 85, 228)  hsl(299, 73%, 61%)  Orchid