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#EAE253

#eae253 ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#eae253 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.76% red, 88.63% green and 32.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.42% magenta, 64.53% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 56.82°, with 78.24% saturation and 62.16% 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 15.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 3.26.

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Relative luminance0.7251

Complementary

  1. #eae253
  2. #535bea

Split complementary

  1. #eae253
  2. #53a7ea
  3. #9753ea

Analogous

  1. #ea9753
  2. #eae253
  3. #a7ea53

Triadic

  1. #eae253
  2. #53eae2
  3. #e253ea

Tetradic

  1. #eae253
  2. #5bea53
  3. #535bea
  4. #e253ea

Square

  1. #eae253
  2. #53ea97
  3. #535bea
  4. #ea53a7

Monochromatic

  1. #928b12
  2. #d6cc1a
  3. #eae253
  4. #f2ed97
  5. #fbf9db

Shades

#eae253 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eae253
  2. #d3cb4b
  3. #bbb542
  4. #a49e3a
  5. #8c8832
  6. #75712a
  7. #5e5a21
  8. #464419
  9. #2f2d11
  10. #171708
  11. #000000

Tints

#eae253 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eae253
  2. #ece564
  3. #eee875
  4. #f0eb87
  5. #f2ee98
  6. #f5f1a9
  7. #f7f3ba
  8. #f9f6cb
  9. #fbf9dd
  10. #fdfcee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eae253 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eae253
  2. #dfd858
  3. #d5ce5c
  4. #cac561
  5. #c0bb65
  6. #b5b16a
  7. #aaa76e
  8. #a09d73
  9. #959477
  10. #8b8a7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dddddd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e2dfb6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f4da40 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f8e05c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fad4c5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f0dd48 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f2e158 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f4daa3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eae253 {
  color: #eae253;
}
Background
.bg-eae253 {
  background-color: #eae253;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eae253 {
  border: 2px solid #eae253;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eae253;
  --color-primary-rgb: 234 226 83;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 78% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eae253 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eae253, #a7ea53);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eae253 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(234 226 83 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.26 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 4.47 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.49 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.51 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.65 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.81 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 5.94 #151dac Inverted #dddddd Grayscale 

Dandelion
#eae253  rgb(234, 226, 83)  hsl(57, 78%, 62%)  Dandelion
#535bea  rgb(83, 91, 234)  hsl(237, 78%, 62%)  Majorelle Blue
#53eae2  rgb(83, 234, 226)  hsl(177, 78%, 62%)  Bright Turquoise
#e253ea  rgb(226, 83, 234)  hsl(297, 78%, 62%)  Fuchsia