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#E9DF4E

#e9df4e ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e9df4e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.37% red, 87.45% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.29% magenta, 66.52% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 56.13°, with 77.89% saturation and 60.98% 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 15.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 2.85.

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Relative luminance0.7065

Complementary

  1. #e9df4e
  2. #4e58e9

Split complementary

  1. #e9df4e
  2. #4ea5e9
  3. #924ee9

Analogous

  1. #e9924e
  2. #e9df4e
  3. #a5e94e

Triadic

  1. #e9df4e
  2. #4ee9df
  3. #df4ee9

Tetradic

  1. #e9df4e
  2. #58e94e
  3. #4e58e9
  4. #df4ee9

Square

  1. #e9df4e
  2. #4ee992
  3. #4e58e9
  4. #e94ea5

Monochromatic

  1. #8d8511
  2. #d1c51a
  3. #e9df4e
  4. #f1eb92
  5. #faf8d6

Shades

#e9df4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e9df4e
  2. #d2c946
  3. #bab23e
  4. #a39c37
  5. #8c862f
  6. #757027
  7. #5d591f
  8. #464317
  9. #2f2d10
  10. #171608
  11. #000000

Tints

#e9df4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e9df4e
  2. #ebe260
  3. #ede571
  4. #f0e983
  5. #f2ec95
  6. #f4efa7
  7. #f6f2b8
  8. #f8f5ca
  9. #fbf9dc
  10. #fdfced
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e9df4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e9df4e
  2. #dfd653
  3. #d4cc58
  4. #cac35d
  5. #bfb962
  6. #b5b067
  7. #aaa66c
  8. #a09d71
  9. #959376
  10. #8b8a7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dbdbdb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e1dcb4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f2d739 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f5de57 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fad1c2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eeda43 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f1de54 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f3d6a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e9df4e {
  color: #e9df4e;
}
Background
.bg-e9df4e {
  background-color: #e9df4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e9df4e {
  border: 2px solid #e9df4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e9df4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 233 223 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 78% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e9df4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e9df4e, #a5e94e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e9df4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(233 223 78 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 2.85 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.38 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.48 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.02 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 5.12 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 5.50 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 5.91 #1620b1 Inverted #dbdbdb Grayscale 

Dandelion
#e9df4e  rgb(233, 223, 78)  hsl(56, 78%, 61%)  Dandelion
#4e58e9  rgb(78, 88, 233)  hsl(236, 78%, 61%)  Majorelle Blue
#4ee9df  rgb(78, 233, 223)  hsl(176, 78%, 61%)  Bright Turquoise
#df4ee9  rgb(223, 78, 233)  hsl(296, 78%, 61%)  Fuchsia