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#EDE44F

#ede44f ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ede44f is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.94% red, 89.41% green and 30.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.8% magenta, 66.67% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 56.58°, with 81.44% saturation and 61.96% 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 15.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 2.7.

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Relative luminance0.7406

Complementary

  1. #ede44f
  2. #4f58ed

Split complementary

  1. #ede44f
  2. #4fa7ed
  3. #954fed

Analogous

  1. #ed954f
  2. #ede44f
  3. #a7ed4f

Triadic

  1. #ede44f
  2. #4fede4
  3. #e44fed

Tetradic

  1. #ede44f
  2. #58ed4f
  3. #4f58ed
  4. #e44fed

Square

  1. #ede44f
  2. #4fed95
  3. #4f58ed
  4. #ed4fa7

Monochromatic

  1. #948c0f
  2. #d9ce16
  3. #ede44f
  4. #f4ef94
  5. #fbf9da

Shades

#ede44f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ede44f
  2. #d5cd47
  3. #beb63f
  4. #a6a037
  5. #8e892f
  6. #777228
  7. #5f5b20
  8. #474418
  9. #2f2e10
  10. #181708
  11. #000000

Tints

#ede44f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ede44f
  2. #efe761
  3. #f1e972
  4. #f2ec84
  5. #f4ef95
  6. #f6f2a7
  7. #f8f4b9
  8. #faf7ca
  9. #fbfadc
  10. #fdfced
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ede44f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ede44f
  2. #e2da54
  3. #d7d059
  4. #ccc65e
  5. #c1bc63
  6. #b7b268
  7. #aca86c
  8. #a19e71
  9. #969476
  10. #8b8a7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dfdfdf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e5e1b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f7dc3a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fbe259 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fed5c6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f3df43 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f5e355 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7dba4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ede44f {
  color: #ede44f;
}
Background
.bg-ede44f {
  background-color: #ede44f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ede44f {
  border: 2px solid #ede44f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ede44f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 237 228 79;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 81% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ede44f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ede44f, #a7ed4f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ede44f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(237 228 79 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 2.70 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.86 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 4.01 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.17 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 5.18 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 5.42 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 5.47 #121bb0 Inverted #dfdfdf Grayscale 

Dandelion
#ede44f  rgb(237, 228, 79)  hsl(57, 81%, 62%)  Dandelion
#4f58ed  rgb(79, 88, 237)  hsl(237, 81%, 62%)  Majorelle Blue
#4fede4  rgb(79, 237, 228)  hsl(177, 81%, 62%)  Bright Turquoise
#e44fed  rgb(228, 79, 237)  hsl(297, 81%, 62%)  Fuchsia