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#EAE438

#eae438 ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#eae438 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.76% red, 89.41% green and 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.56% magenta, 76.07% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 57.98°, 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 15.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 2.19.

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Relative luminance0.7326

Complementary

  1. #eae438
  2. #383eea

Split complementary

  1. #eae438
  2. #3897ea
  3. #8b38ea

Analogous

  1. #ea8b38
  2. #eae438
  3. #97ea38

Triadic

  1. #eae438
  2. #38eae4
  3. #e438ea

Tetradic

  1. #eae438
  2. #3eea38
  3. #383eea
  4. #e438ea

Square

  1. #eae438
  2. #38ea8b
  3. #383eea
  4. #ea3897

Monochromatic

  1. #7c780d
  2. #c1bb14
  3. #eae438
  4. #f1ed7d
  5. #f9f7c2

Shades

#eae438 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eae438
  2. #d3cd32
  3. #bbb62d
  4. #a4a027
  5. #8c8922
  6. #75721c
  7. #5e5b16
  8. #464411
  9. #2f2e0b
  10. #171706
  11. #000000

Tints

#eae438 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eae438
  2. #ece74c
  3. #eee960
  4. #f0ec74
  5. #f2ef88
  6. #f5f29c
  7. #f7f4af
  8. #f9f7c3
  9. #fbfad7
  10. #fdfceb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eae438 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eae438
  2. #dfda3f
  3. #d5d046
  4. #cac64e
  5. #c0bc55
  6. #b5b25c
  7. #aaa863
  8. #a09e6a
  9. #959472
  10. #8b8a79
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dedede ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e3e1b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f7db04 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fbe146 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fbd5c4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f2df23 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f4e241 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f5db9f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eae438 {
  color: #eae438;
}
Background
.bg-eae438 {
  background-color: #eae438;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eae438 {
  border: 2px solid #eae438;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eae438;
  --color-primary-rgb: 234 228 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 81% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eae438 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eae438, #97ea38);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eae438 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(234 228 56 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 2.19 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 2.30 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 4.23 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 4.37 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 4.53 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 4.97 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 5.09 #151bc7 Inverted #dedede Grayscale 

Dandelion
#eae438  rgb(234, 228, 56)  hsl(58, 81%, 57%)  Dandelion
#383eea  rgb(56, 62, 234)  hsl(238, 81%, 57%)  Iris
#38eae4  rgb(56, 234, 228)  hsl(178, 81%, 57%)  Bright Turquoise
#e438ea  rgb(228, 56, 234)  hsl(298, 81%, 57%)  Fuchsia