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#EFDC02

#efdc02 ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#efdc02 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 0.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.95% magenta, 99.16% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 55.19°, with 98.34% saturation and 47.25% 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 1.92.

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Relative luminance0.6954

Complementary

  1. #efdc02
  2. #0215ef

Split complementary

  1. #efdc02
  2. #028bef
  3. #6502ef

Analogous

  1. #ef6502
  2. #efdc02
  3. #8bef02

Triadic

  1. #efdc02
  2. #02efdc
  3. #dc02ef

Tetradic

  1. #efdc02
  2. #15ef02
  3. #0215ef
  4. #dc02ef

Square

  1. #efdc02
  2. #02ef65
  3. #0215ef
  4. #ef028b

Monochromatic

  1. #575001
  2. #a39601
  3. #efdc02
  4. #fdee40
  5. #fef58c

Shades

#efdc02 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efdc02
  2. #d7c602
  3. #bfb002
  4. #a79a01
  5. #8f8401
  6. #786e01
  7. #605801
  8. #484201
  9. #302c00
  10. #181600
  11. #000000

Tints

#efdc02 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efdc02
  2. #f1e01b
  3. #f2e335
  4. #f4e74e
  5. #f5ea67
  6. #f7ee81
  7. #f9f19a
  8. #faf5b3
  9. #fcf8cc
  10. #fdfce6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efdc02 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efdc02
  2. #e4d30f
  3. #d9ca1b
  4. #cec028
  5. #c3b734
  6. #b8ae41
  7. #aca54e
  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 #f4dd1e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fbd295 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efdc02 {
  color: #efdc02;
}
Background
.bg-efdc02 {
  background-color: #efdc02;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efdc02 {
  border: 2px solid #efdc02;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efdc02;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 220 2;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 98% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efdc02 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efdc02, #8bef02);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efdc02 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 220 2 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 1.92 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.85 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.09 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 3.25 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 3.31 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 3.98 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 4.18 #1023fd Inverted #d9d9d9 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#efdc02  rgb(239, 220, 2)  hsl(55, 98%, 47%)  Dandelion
#0215ef  rgb(2, 21, 239)  hsl(235, 98%, 47%)  Blue
#02efdc  rgb(2, 239, 220)  hsl(175, 98%, 47%)  Bright Turquoise
#dc02ef  rgb(220, 2, 239)  hsl(295, 98%, 47%)  Electric Purple