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#EDE151

#ede151 ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ede151 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.94% red, 88.24% green and 31.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.06% magenta, 65.82% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 55.38°, with 81.25% saturation and 62.35% 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 15.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 2.66.

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Web safe#ffcc66
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Relative luminance0.7245

Complementary

  1. #ede151
  2. #515ded

Split complementary

  1. #ede151
  2. #51abed
  3. #9351ed

Analogous

  1. #ed9351
  2. #ede151
  3. #abed51

Triadic

  1. #ede151
  2. #51ede1
  3. #e151ed

Tetradic

  1. #ede151
  2. #5ded51
  3. #515ded
  4. #e151ed

Square

  1. #ede151
  2. #51ed93
  3. #515ded
  4. #ed51ab

Monochromatic

  1. #968b0f
  2. #dbcc17
  3. #ede151
  4. #f4ed96
  5. #fbf9dc

Shades

#ede151 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ede151
  2. #d5cb49
  3. #beb441
  4. #a69e39
  5. #8e8731
  6. #777129
  7. #5f5a20
  8. #474418
  9. #2f2d10
  10. #181708
  11. #000000

Tints

#ede151 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ede151
  2. #efe462
  3. #f1e774
  4. #f2ea85
  5. #f4ed97
  6. #f6f0a8
  7. #f8f3b9
  8. #faf6cb
  9. #fbf9dc
  10. #fdfcee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ede151 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ede151
  2. #e2d756
  3. #d7ce5a
  4. #ccc45f
  5. #c1ba64
  6. #b7b169
  7. #aca76d
  8. #a19d72
  9. #969377
  10. #8b8a7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dddddd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e4dfb6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f4d93d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f8e05a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fed2c4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f1dd46 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f4e156 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7d8a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ede151 {
  color: #ede151;
}
Background
.bg-ede151 {
  background-color: #ede151;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ede151 {
  border: 2px solid #ede151;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ede151;
  --color-primary-rgb: 237 225 81;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 81% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ede151 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ede151, #abed51);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ede151 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(237 225 81 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 2.66 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.34 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.59 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 4.76 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 5.01 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.18 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 5.57 #121eae Inverted #dddddd Grayscale 

Dandelion
#ede151  rgb(237, 225, 81)  hsl(55, 81%, 62%)  Dandelion
#515ded  rgb(81, 93, 237)  hsl(235, 81%, 62%)  Ultramarine Blue
#51ede1  rgb(81, 237, 225)  hsl(175, 81%, 62%)  Bright Turquoise
#e151ed  rgb(225, 81, 237)  hsl(295, 81%, 62%)  Fuchsia