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#EBE236

#ebe236 ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ebe236 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.16% red, 88.63% green and 21.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.83% magenta, 77.02% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 57.02°, with 81.9% saturation and 56.67% 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 15.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 1.48.

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Relative luminance0.7232

Complementary

  1. #ebe236
  2. #363feb

Split complementary

  1. #ebe236
  2. #3699eb
  3. #8836eb

Analogous

  1. #eb8836
  2. #ebe236
  3. #99eb36

Triadic

  1. #ebe236
  2. #36ebe2
  3. #e236eb

Tetradic

  1. #ebe236
  2. #3feb36
  3. #363feb
  4. #e236eb

Square

  1. #ebe236
  2. #36eb88
  3. #363feb
  4. #eb3699

Monochromatic

  1. #7c760c
  2. #c1b913
  3. #ebe236
  4. #f2ec7c
  5. #f9f6c1

Shades

#ebe236 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ebe236
  2. #d4cb31
  3. #bcb52b
  4. #a59e26
  5. #8d8820
  6. #76711b
  7. #5e5a16
  8. #474410
  9. #2f2d0b
  10. #181705
  11. #000000

Tints

#ebe236 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ebe236
  2. #ede54a
  3. #efe85e
  4. #f1eb72
  5. #f3ee86
  6. #f5f19b
  7. #f7f3af
  8. #f9f6c3
  9. #fbf9d7
  10. #fdfceb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ebe236 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ebe236
  2. #e0d83d
  3. #d6ce45
  4. #cbc54c
  5. #c0bb54
  6. #b6b15b
  7. #aba762
  8. #a09d6a
  9. #959471
  10. #8b8a79
  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 #e3dfb3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f6d900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f9e044 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fdd3c2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f2dd20 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f4e13f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f6d99d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ebe236 {
  color: #ebe236;
}
Background
.bg-ebe236 {
  background-color: #ebe236;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ebe236 {
  border: 2px solid #ebe236;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ebe236;
  --color-primary-rgb: 235 226 54;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 82% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ebe236 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ebe236, #99eb36);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ebe236 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(235 226 54 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 1.48 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 2.23 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 4.09 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 4.38 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.70 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 4.80 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 5.03 #141dc9 Inverted #dddddd Grayscale 

Dandelion
#ebe236  rgb(235, 226, 54)  hsl(57, 82%, 57%)  Dandelion
#363feb  rgb(54, 63, 235)  hsl(237, 82%, 57%)  Iris
#36ebe2  rgb(54, 235, 226)  hsl(177, 82%, 57%)  Bright Turquoise
#e236eb  rgb(226, 54, 235)  hsl(297, 82%, 57%)  Fuchsia