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#EFDC01

#efdc01 ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#efdc01 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 86.27% green and 0.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.95% magenta, 99.58% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 55.21°, with 99.17% saturation and 47.06% 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 14.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 1.93.

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Relative luminance0.6954

Complementary

  1. #efdc01
  2. #0114ef

Split complementary

  1. #efdc01
  2. #018bef
  3. #6501ef

Analogous

  1. #ef6501
  2. #efdc01
  3. #8bef01

Triadic

  1. #efdc01
  2. #01efdc
  3. #dc01ef

Tetradic

  1. #efdc01
  2. #14ef01
  3. #0114ef
  4. #dc01ef

Square

  1. #efdc01
  2. #01ef65
  3. #0114ef
  4. #ef018b

Monochromatic

  1. #575000
  2. #a39601
  3. #efdc01
  4. #feef3e
  5. #fff58a

Shades

#efdc01 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efdc01
  2. #d7c601
  3. #bfb001
  4. #a79a01
  5. #8f8401
  6. #786e01
  7. #605800
  8. #484200
  9. #302c00
  10. #181600
  11. #000000

Tints

#efdc01 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efdc01
  2. #f1e01a
  3. #f2e334
  4. #f4e74d
  5. #f5ea67
  6. #f7ee80
  7. #f9f199
  8. #faf5b3
  9. #fcf8cc
  10. #fdfce6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efdc01 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efdc01
  2. #e4d30e
  3. #d9ca1a
  4. #cec027
  5. #c3b734
  6. #b8ae41
  7. #aca54d
  8. #a19c5a
  9. #969267
  10. #8b8973
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d9d9d9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e2daad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f2d400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f7dd28 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffcbbb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f1d800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f4dd1d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fbd295 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efdc01 {
  color: #efdc01;
}
Background
.bg-efdc01 {
  background-color: #efdc01;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efdc01 {
  border: 2px solid #efdc01;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efdc01;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 220 1;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 99% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efdc01 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efdc01, #8bef01);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efdc01 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 220 1 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 1.93 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.86 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.09 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 3.25 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 3.32 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 3.97 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 4.18 #1023fe Inverted #d9d9d9 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#efdc01  rgb(239, 220, 1)  hsl(55, 99%, 47%)  Dandelion
#0114ef  rgb(1, 20, 239)  hsl(235, 99%, 47%)  Blue
#01efdc  rgb(1, 239, 220)  hsl(175, 99%, 47%)  Bright Turquoise
#dc01ef  rgb(220, 1, 239)  hsl(295, 99%, 47%)  Electric Purple