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#E9F656

#e9f656 ≈ Laser Lemon

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e9f656 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.37% red, 96.47% green and 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.28% cyan, 0% magenta, 65.04% yellow and 3.53% black. Its hue angle is 64.88°, with 89.89% saturation and 65.1% 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 17.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Laser Lemon (#ffff66), ΔE 3.57.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ffff66
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Relative luminance0.8391

Complementary

  1. #e9f656
  2. #6356f6

Split complementary

  1. #e9f656
  2. #5699f6
  3. #b356f6

Analogous

  1. #f6b356
  2. #e9f656
  3. #99f656

Triadic

  1. #e9f656
  2. #56e9f6
  3. #f656e9

Tetradic

  1. #e9f656
  2. #56f663
  3. #6356f6
  4. #f656e9

Square

  1. #e9f656
  2. #56f6b3
  3. #6356f6
  4. #f65699

Monochromatic

  1. #9daa09
  2. #e0f20d
  3. #e9f656
  4. #f2fa9f
  5. #fcfee7

Shades

#e9f656 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e9f656
  2. #d2dd4d
  3. #bac545
  4. #a3ac3c
  5. #8c9434
  6. #757b2b
  7. #5d6222
  8. #464a1a
  9. #2f3111
  10. #171909
  11. #000000

Tints

#e9f656 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e9f656
  2. #ebf767
  3. #edf878
  4. #f0f989
  5. #f2fa9a
  6. #f4fbab
  7. #f6fbbb
  8. #f8fccc
  9. #fbfddd
  10. #fdfeee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e9f656 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e9f656
  2. #dfea5a
  3. #d4de5e
  4. #cad363
  5. #bfc767
  6. #b5bb6b
  7. #aaaf6f
  8. #a0a373
  9. #959878
  10. #8b8c7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ececec ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ebf0c2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffeb3f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffee61 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f8e8d6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fcef49 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fbf15d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f2eeb1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e9f656 {
  color: #e9f656;
}
Background
.bg-e9f656 {
  background-color: #e9f656;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e9f656 {
  border: 2px solid #e9f656;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e9f656;
  --color-primary-rgb: 233 246 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 65 90% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e9f656 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e9f656, #99f656);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e9f656 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(233 246 86 / 0.35);
}

#ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 3.57 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 3.93 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 4.61 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.73 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 4.81 #ffff31 Daffodil ΔE 5.19 #ffff00 Yellow ΔE 6.21 #1609a9 Inverted #ececec Grayscale 

Laser Lemon
#e9f656  rgb(233, 246, 86)  hsl(65, 90%, 65%)  Laser Lemon
#6356f6  rgb(99, 86, 246)  hsl(245, 90%, 65%)  Majorelle Blue
#56e9f6  rgb(86, 233, 246)  hsl(185, 90%, 65%)  Electric Blue
#f656e9  rgb(246, 86, 233)  hsl(305, 90%, 65%)  Orchid