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#EBE017

#ebe017 ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ebe017 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.16% red, 87.84% green and 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.68% magenta, 90.21% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 56.89°, with 84.13% saturation and 50.59% 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 15.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 1.33.

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Relative luminance0.7104

Complementary

  1. #ebe017
  2. #1722eb

Split complementary

  1. #ebe017
  2. #178ceb
  3. #7617eb

Analogous

  1. #eb7617
  2. #ebe017
  3. #8ceb17

Triadic

  1. #ebe017
  2. #17ebe0
  3. #e017eb

Tetradic

  1. #ebe017
  2. #22eb17
  3. #1722eb
  4. #e017eb

Square

  1. #ebe017
  2. #17eb76
  3. #1722eb
  4. #eb178c

Monochromatic

  1. #615c08
  2. #a79f0e
  3. #ebe017
  4. #f1e95d
  5. #f7f3a4

Shades

#ebe017 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ebe017
  2. #d4ca15
  3. #bcb312
  4. #a59d10
  5. #8d860e
  6. #76700c
  7. #5e5a09
  8. #474307
  9. #2f2d05
  10. #181602
  11. #000000

Tints

#ebe017 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ebe017
  2. #ede32e
  3. #efe645
  4. #f1e95d
  5. #f3ec74
  6. #f5f08b
  7. #f7f3a2
  8. #f9f6b9
  9. #fbf9d1
  10. #fdfce8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ebe017 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ebe017
  2. #e0d622
  3. #d6cd2c
  4. #cbc337
  5. #c0ba41
  6. #b6b04c
  7. #aba656
  8. #a09d61
  9. #95936b
  10. #8b8a76
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dbdbdb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e2ddaf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f5d700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f9df31 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fdd0bf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f1db00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f3df29 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f6d799 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ebe017 {
  color: #ebe017;
}
Background
.bg-ebe017 {
  background-color: #ebe017;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ebe017 {
  border: 2px solid #ebe017;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ebe017;
  --color-primary-rgb: 235 224 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 84% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ebe017 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ebe017, #8ceb17);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ebe017 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(235 224 23 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 1.33 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 1.52 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 3.53 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 3.83 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.98 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 4.66 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 4.87 #141fe8 Inverted #dbdbdb Grayscale 

Dandelion
#ebe017  rgb(235, 224, 23)  hsl(57, 84%, 51%)  Dandelion
#1722eb  rgb(23, 34, 235)  hsl(237, 84%, 51%)  Blue
#17ebe0  rgb(23, 235, 224)  hsl(177, 84%, 51%)  Bright Turquoise
#e017eb  rgb(224, 23, 235)  hsl(297, 84%, 51%)  Fuchsia