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#E5DC09

#e5dc09 ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e5dc09 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.8% red, 86.27% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.93% magenta, 96.07% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 57.55°, with 92.44% saturation and 46.67% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 2.13.

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Relative luminance0.6786

Complementary

  1. #e5dc09
  2. #0912e5

Split complementary

  1. #e5dc09
  2. #0980e5
  3. #6e09e5

Analogous

  1. #e56e09
  2. #e5dc09
  3. #80e509

Triadic

  1. #e5dc09
  2. #09e5dc
  3. #dc09e5

Tetradic

  1. #e5dc09
  2. #12e509
  3. #0912e5
  4. #dc09e5

Square

  1. #e5dc09
  2. #09e56e
  3. #0912e5
  4. #e50980

Monochromatic

  1. #524f03
  2. #9b9506
  3. #e5dc09
  4. #f8f043
  5. #fbf68d

Shades

#e5dc09 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e5dc09
  2. #cec608
  3. #b7b007
  4. #a09a06
  5. #898405
  6. #736e05
  7. #5c5804
  8. #454203
  9. #2e2c02
  10. #171601
  11. #000000

Tints

#e5dc09 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e5dc09
  2. #e8e022
  3. #eae33a
  4. #ede753
  5. #efea6b
  6. #f2ee84
  7. #f5f19d
  8. #f7f5b5
  9. #faf8ce
  10. #fcfce6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e5dc09 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e5dc09
  2. #dbd315
  3. #d1ca21
  4. #c7c02d
  5. #bdb739
  6. #b3ae45
  7. #a8a550
  8. #9e9c5c
  9. #949268
  10. #8a8974
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d7d7d7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ddd9ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f0d300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f4da2b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f7ccbb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ecd700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eedb21 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f0d395 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e5dc09 {
  color: #e5dc09;
}
Background
.bg-e5dc09 {
  background-color: #e5dc09;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e5dc09 {
  border: 2px solid #e5dc09;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e5dc09;
  --color-primary-rgb: 229 220 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 92% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e5dc09 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e5dc09, #80e509);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e5dc09 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(229 220 9 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 2.13 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 2.29 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.52 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 4.52 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 4.83 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 5.36 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 5.58 #1a23f6 Inverted #d7d7d7 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#e5dc09  rgb(229, 220, 9)  hsl(58, 92%, 47%)  Dandelion
#0912e5  rgb(9, 18, 229)  hsl(238, 92%, 47%)  Blue
#09e5dc  rgb(9, 229, 220)  hsl(178, 92%, 47%)  Bright Turquoise
#dc09e5  rgb(220, 9, 229)  hsl(298, 92%, 47%)  Electric Purple