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#EAE338

#eae338 ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#eae338 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.76% red, 89.02% green and 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.99% magenta, 76.07% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 57.64°, with 80.91% saturation and 56.86% 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 15.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 1.96.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.7272

Complementary

  1. #eae338
  2. #383fea

Split complementary

  1. #eae338
  2. #3898ea
  3. #8a38ea

Analogous

  1. #ea8a38
  2. #eae338
  3. #98ea38

Triadic

  1. #eae338
  2. #38eae3
  3. #e338ea

Tetradic

  1. #eae338
  2. #3fea38
  3. #383fea
  4. #e338ea

Square

  1. #eae338
  2. #38ea8a
  3. #383fea
  4. #ea3898

Monochromatic

  1. #7c780d
  2. #c1ba14
  3. #eae338
  4. #f1ed7d
  5. #f9f6c2

Shades

#eae338 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eae338
  2. #d3cc32
  3. #bbb62d
  4. #a49f27
  5. #8c8822
  6. #75721c
  7. #5e5b16
  8. #464411
  9. #2f2d0b
  10. #171706
  11. #000000

Tints

#eae338 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eae338
  2. #ece64c
  3. #eee960
  4. #f0eb74
  5. #f2ee88
  6. #f5f19c
  7. #f7f4af
  8. #f9f7c3
  9. #fbf9d7
  10. #fdfceb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eae338 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eae338
  2. #dfd93f
  3. #d5cf46
  4. #cac54e
  5. #c0bb55
  6. #b5b25c
  7. #aaa863
  8. #a09e6a
  9. #959472
  10. #8b8a79
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dedede ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e3e0b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f6da05 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fae046 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fbd4c3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f2de23 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f4e141 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f5da9e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eae338 {
  color: #eae338;
}
Background
.bg-eae338 {
  background-color: #eae338;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eae338 {
  border: 2px solid #eae338;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eae338;
  --color-primary-rgb: 234 227 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 81% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eae338 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eae338, #98ea38);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eae338 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(234 227 56 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 1.96 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 2.33 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 4.26 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 4.54 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 4.56 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 5.10 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.12 #151cc7 Inverted #dedede Grayscale 

Dandelion
#eae338  rgb(234, 227, 56)  hsl(58, 81%, 57%)  Dandelion
#383fea  rgb(56, 63, 234)  hsl(238, 81%, 57%)  Iris
#38eae3  rgb(56, 234, 227)  hsl(178, 81%, 57%)  Bright Turquoise
#e338ea  rgb(227, 56, 234)  hsl(298, 81%, 57%)  Fuchsia