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#EFDB2E

#efdb2e ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#efdb2e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 85.88% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.37% magenta, 80.75% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 53.78°, with 85.78% saturation and 55.88% 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 14.84:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 1.68.

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Relative luminance0.6921

Complementary

  1. #efdb2e
  2. #2e42ef

Split complementary

  1. #efdb2e
  2. #2ea3ef
  3. #7a2eef

Analogous

  1. #ef7a2e
  2. #efdb2e
  3. #a3ef2e

Triadic

  1. #efdb2e
  2. #2eefdb
  3. #db2eef

Tetradic

  1. #efdb2e
  2. #42ef2e
  3. #2e42ef
  4. #db2eef

Square

  1. #efdb2e
  2. #2eef7a
  3. #2e42ef
  4. #ef2ea3

Monochromatic

  1. #7b6f09
  2. #c2af0f
  3. #efdb2e
  4. #f4e775
  5. #faf3bc

Shades

#efdb2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efdb2e
  2. #d7c529
  3. #bfaf25
  4. #a79920
  5. #8f831c
  6. #786e17
  7. #605812
  8. #48420e
  9. #302c09
  10. #181605
  11. #000000

Tints

#efdb2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efdb2e
  2. #f1df43
  3. #f2e258
  4. #f4e66d
  5. #f5e982
  6. #f7ed97
  7. #f9f1ab
  8. #faf4c0
  9. #fcf8d5
  10. #fdfbea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efdb2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efdb2e
  2. #e4d236
  3. #d9c93e
  4. #cec047
  5. #c3b74f
  6. #b8ae57
  7. #aca45f
  8. #a19b67
  9. #969270
  10. #8b8978
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d9d9d9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e2daaf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f0d400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f6dd3d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffcbbc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f0d711 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f3dc38 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fad198 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efdb2e {
  color: #efdb2e;
}
Background
.bg-efdb2e {
  background-color: #efdb2e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efdb2e {
  border: 2px solid #efdb2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efdb2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 219 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 86% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efdb2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efdb2e, #a3ef2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efdb2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 219 46 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 1.68 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.66 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 2.93 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 3.59 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.79 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 4.73 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 4.92 #1024d1 Inverted #d9d9d9 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#efdb2e  rgb(239, 219, 46)  hsl(54, 86%, 56%)  Dandelion
#2e42ef  rgb(46, 66, 239)  hsl(234, 86%, 56%)  Iris
#2eefdb  rgb(46, 239, 219)  hsl(174, 86%, 56%)  Bright Turquoise
#db2eef  rgb(219, 46, 239)  hsl(294, 86%, 56%)  Fuchsia