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#E5E045

#e5e045 ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e5e045 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.8% red, 87.84% green and 27.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.18% magenta, 69.87% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 58.13°, with 75.47% saturation and 58.43% 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 15.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 3.05.

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Relative luminance0.704

Complementary

  1. #e5e045
  2. #454ae5

Split complementary

  1. #e5e045
  2. #459ae5
  3. #9045e5

Analogous

  1. #e59045
  2. #e5e045
  3. #9ae545

Triadic

  1. #e5e045
  2. #45e5e0
  3. #e045e5

Tetradic

  1. #e5e045
  2. #4ae545
  3. #454ae5
  4. #e045e5

Square

  1. #e5e045
  2. #45e590
  3. #454ae5
  4. #e5459a

Monochromatic

  1. #7f7c12
  2. #c2bd1b
  3. #e5e045
  4. #eeeb88
  5. #f8f6cb

Shades

#e5e045 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e5e045
  2. #ceca3e
  3. #b7b337
  4. #a09d30
  5. #898629
  6. #737023
  7. #5c5a1c
  8. #454315
  9. #2e2d0e
  10. #171607
  11. #000000

Tints

#e5e045 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e5e045
  2. #e8e358
  3. #eae66a
  4. #ede97d
  5. #efec8f
  6. #f2f0a2
  7. #f5f3b5
  8. #f7f6c7
  9. #faf9da
  10. #fcfcec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e5e045 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e5e045
  2. #dbd64b
  3. #d1cd51
  4. #c7c357
  5. #bdba5d
  6. #b3b063
  7. #a8a668
  8. #9e9d6e
  9. #949374
  10. #8a8a7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dadada ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dfddb2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f2d72b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f5dd50 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f5d2c2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eddb37 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #efde4c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #efd79f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e5e045 {
  color: #e5e045;
}
Background
.bg-e5e045 {
  background-color: #e5e045;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e5e045 {
  border: 2px solid #e5e045;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e5e045;
  --color-primary-rgb: 229 224 69;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 75% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e5e045 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e5e045, #9ae545);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e5e045 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(229 224 69 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.05 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.82 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.69 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 4.96 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.38 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.38 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 5.75 #1a1fba Inverted #dadada Grayscale 

Dandelion
#e5e045  rgb(229, 224, 69)  hsl(58, 75%, 58%)  Dandelion
#454ae5  rgb(69, 74, 229)  hsl(238, 75%, 58%)  Majorelle Blue
#45e5e0  rgb(69, 229, 224)  hsl(178, 75%, 58%)  Bright Turquoise
#e045e5  rgb(224, 69, 229)  hsl(298, 75%, 58%)  Fuchsia