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#EBE249

#ebe249 ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ebe249 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 28.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.83% magenta, 68.94% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 56.67°, with 80.2% saturation and 60.39% 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 15.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 2.36.

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Relative luminance0.7254

Complementary

  1. #ebe249
  2. #4952eb

Split complementary

  1. #ebe249
  2. #49a3eb
  3. #9149eb

Analogous

  1. #eb9149
  2. #ebe249
  3. #a3eb49

Triadic

  1. #ebe249
  2. #49ebe2
  3. #e249eb

Tetradic

  1. #ebe249
  2. #52eb49
  3. #4952eb
  4. #e249eb

Square

  1. #ebe249
  2. #49eb91
  3. #4952eb
  4. #eb49a3

Monochromatic

  1. #8c850f
  2. #d1c617
  3. #ebe249
  4. #f3ed8e
  5. #faf8d3

Shades

#ebe249 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ebe249
  2. #d4cb42
  3. #bcb53a
  4. #a59e33
  5. #8d882c
  6. #767125
  7. #5e5a1d
  8. #474416
  9. #2f2d0f
  10. #181707
  11. #000000

Tints

#ebe249 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ebe249
  2. #ede55b
  3. #efe86d
  4. #f1eb80
  5. #f3ee92
  6. #f5f1a4
  7. #f7f3b6
  8. #f9f6c8
  9. #fbf9db
  10. #fdfced
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ebe249 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ebe249
  2. #e0d84f
  3. #d6ce54
  4. #cbc55a
  5. #c0bb5f
  6. #b6b165
  7. #aba76a
  8. #a09d70
  9. #959475
  10. #8b8a7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dddddd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e3dfb5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f5da31 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f9e053 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fcd3c4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f1dd3c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f3e14f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f5d9a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ebe249 {
  color: #ebe249;
}
Background
.bg-ebe249 {
  background-color: #ebe249;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ebe249 {
  border: 2px solid #ebe249;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ebe249;
  --color-primary-rgb: 235 226 73;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 80% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ebe249 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ebe249, #a3eb49);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ebe249 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(235 226 73 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 2.36 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.57 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 4.46 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 5.11 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.22 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.31 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 5.36 #141db6 Inverted #dddddd Grayscale 

Dandelion
#ebe249  rgb(235, 226, 73)  hsl(57, 80%, 60%)  Dandelion
#4952eb  rgb(73, 82, 235)  hsl(237, 80%, 60%)  Majorelle Blue
#49ebe2  rgb(73, 235, 226)  hsl(177, 80%, 60%)  Bright Turquoise
#e249eb  rgb(226, 73, 235)  hsl(297, 80%, 60%)  Fuchsia