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#E8DA2E

#e8da2e ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e8da2e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.98% red, 85.49% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.03% magenta, 80.17% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 55.48°, with 80.17% saturation and 54.51% 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 14.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 1.67.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.675

Complementary

  1. #e8da2e
  2. #2e3ce8

Split complementary

  1. #e8da2e
  2. #2e99e8
  3. #7d2ee8

Analogous

  1. #e87d2e
  2. #e8da2e
  3. #99e82e

Triadic

  1. #e8da2e
  2. #2ee8da
  3. #da2ee8

Tetradic

  1. #e8da2e
  2. #3ce82e
  3. #2e3ce8
  4. #da2ee8

Square

  1. #e8da2e
  2. #2ee87d
  3. #2e3ce8
  4. #e82e99

Monochromatic

  1. #71690c
  2. #b6a914
  3. #e8da2e
  4. #f0e673
  5. #f7f2b8

Shades

#e8da2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e8da2e
  2. #d1c429
  3. #baae25
  4. #a29920
  5. #8b831c
  6. #746d17
  7. #5d5712
  8. #46410e
  9. #2e2c09
  10. #171605
  11. #000000

Tints

#e8da2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e8da2e
  2. #eade43
  3. #ede158
  4. #efe56d
  5. #f1e982
  6. #f4ed97
  7. #f6f0ab
  8. #f8f4c0
  9. #faf8d5
  10. #fdfbea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e8da2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e8da2e
  2. #ded136
  3. #d3c83e
  4. #c9bf47
  5. #beb64f
  6. #b4ad57
  7. #aaa45f
  8. #9f9b67
  9. #959270
  10. #8a8978
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d6d6d6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ded8ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #eed200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f3da3d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #facabb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ecd512 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eeda38 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f3d197 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e8da2e {
  color: #e8da2e;
}
Background
.bg-e8da2e {
  background-color: #e8da2e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e8da2e {
  border: 2px solid #e8da2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e8da2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 232 218 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 80% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e8da2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e8da2e, #99e82e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e8da2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(232 218 46 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 1.67 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.74 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.39 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 4.39 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 5.01 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 5.08 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 5.34 #1725d1 Inverted #d6d6d6 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#e8da2e  rgb(232, 218, 46)  hsl(55, 80%, 55%)  Dandelion
#2e3ce8  rgb(46, 60, 232)  hsl(235, 80%, 55%)  Han Purple
#2ee8da  rgb(46, 232, 218)  hsl(175, 80%, 55%)  Bright Turquoise
#da2ee8  rgb(218, 46, 232)  hsl(295, 80%, 55%)  Medium Orchid