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#EEE451

#eee451 ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#eee451 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 89.41% green and 31.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.2% magenta, 65.97% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 56.18°, with 82.2% saturation and 62.55% 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 15.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 2.71.

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Web safe#ffcc66
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Relative luminance0.7426

Complementary

  1. #eee451
  2. #515bee

Split complementary

  1. #eee451
  2. #51a9ee
  3. #9651ee

Analogous

  1. #ee9651
  2. #eee451
  3. #a9ee51

Triadic

  1. #eee451
  2. #51eee4
  3. #e451ee

Tetradic

  1. #eee451
  2. #5bee51
  3. #515bee
  4. #e451ee

Square

  1. #eee451
  2. #51ee96
  3. #515bee
  4. #ee51a9

Monochromatic

  1. #978f0f
  2. #ddd016
  3. #eee451
  4. #f5ef97
  5. #fcfadc

Shades

#eee451 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eee451
  2. #d6cd49
  3. #beb641
  4. #a7a039
  5. #8f8931
  6. #777229
  7. #5f5b20
  8. #474418
  9. #302e10
  10. #181708
  11. #000000

Tints

#eee451 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eee451
  2. #f0e762
  3. #f1e974
  4. #f3ec85
  5. #f5ef97
  6. #f7f2a8
  7. #f8f4b9
  8. #faf7cb
  9. #fcfadc
  10. #fdfcee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eee451 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eee451
  2. #e3da56
  3. #d8d05a
  4. #cdc65f
  5. #c2bc64
  6. #b7b269
  7. #aca86d
  8. #a19e72
  9. #969477
  10. #8b8a7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e0e0e0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e6e1b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f7dc3c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fbe35a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffd5c6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f3df46 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f6e357 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f8dba4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eee451 {
  color: #eee451;
}
Background
.bg-eee451 {
  background-color: #eee451;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eee451 {
  border: 2px solid #eee451;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eee451;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 228 81;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 82% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eee451 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eee451, #a9ee51);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eee451 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 228 81 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 2.71 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.01 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 4.03 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.03 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 5.23 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 5.31 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 5.45 #111bae Inverted #e0e0e0 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#eee451  rgb(238, 228, 81)  hsl(56, 82%, 63%)  Dandelion
#515bee  rgb(81, 91, 238)  hsl(236, 82%, 63%)  Ultramarine Blue
#51eee4  rgb(81, 238, 228)  hsl(176, 82%, 63%)  Bright Turquoise
#e451ee  rgb(228, 81, 238)  hsl(296, 82%, 63%)  Fuchsia