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#EAE244

#eae244 ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#eae244 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.76% red, 88.63% green and 26.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.42% magenta, 70.94% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 57.11°, with 79.81% saturation and 59.22% 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 15.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 2.24.

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Relative luminance0.723

Complementary

  1. #eae244
  2. #444cea

Split complementary

  1. #eae244
  2. #449fea
  3. #8f44ea

Analogous

  1. #ea8f44
  2. #eae244
  3. #9fea44

Triadic

  1. #eae244
  2. #44eae2
  3. #e244ea

Tetradic

  1. #eae244
  2. #4cea44
  3. #444cea
  4. #e244ea

Square

  1. #eae244
  2. #44ea8f
  3. #444cea
  4. #ea449f

Monochromatic

  1. #86800f
  2. #cbc217
  3. #eae244
  4. #f2ed89
  5. #f9f7ce

Shades

#eae244 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eae244
  2. #d3cb3d
  3. #bbb536
  4. #a49e30
  5. #8c8829
  6. #757122
  7. #5e5a1b
  8. #464414
  9. #2f2d0e
  10. #171707
  11. #000000

Tints

#eae244 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eae244
  2. #ece557
  3. #eee869
  4. #f0eb7c
  5. #f2ee8f
  6. #f5f1a2
  7. #f7f3b4
  8. #f9f6c7
  9. #fbf9da
  10. #fdfcec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eae244 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eae244
  2. #dfd84a
  3. #d5ce50
  4. #cac556
  5. #c0bb5c
  6. #b5b162
  7. #aaa768
  8. #a09d6e
  9. #959474
  10. #8b8a7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dddddd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e2dfb4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f5da28 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f9e04f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fbd3c3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f1dd35 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f3e14b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f4d9a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eae244 {
  color: #eae244;
}
Background
.bg-eae244 {
  background-color: #eae244;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eae244 {
  border: 2px solid #eae244;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eae244;
  --color-primary-rgb: 234 226 68;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 80% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eae244 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eae244, #9fea44);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eae244 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(234 226 68 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 2.24 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.22 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 4.50 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 4.92 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.15 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 5.19 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.42 #151dbb Inverted #dddddd Grayscale 

Dandelion
#eae244  rgb(234, 226, 68)  hsl(57, 80%, 59%)  Dandelion
#444cea  rgb(68, 76, 234)  hsl(237, 80%, 59%)  Majorelle Blue
#44eae2  rgb(68, 234, 226)  hsl(177, 80%, 59%)  Bright Turquoise
#e244ea  rgb(226, 68, 234)  hsl(297, 80%, 59%)  Fuchsia