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#EFDC0F

#efdc0f ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#efdc0f 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 5.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.95% magenta, 93.72% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 54.91°, with 88.19% saturation and 49.8% 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 1.76.

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Web safe#ffcc00
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Relative luminance0.6957

Complementary

  1. #efdc0f
  2. #0f22ef

Split complementary

  1. #efdc0f
  2. #0f92ef
  3. #6c0fef

Analogous

  1. #ef6c0f
  2. #efdc0f
  3. #92ef0f

Triadic

  1. #efdc0f
  2. #0fefdc
  3. #dc0fef

Tetradic

  1. #efdc0f
  2. #22ef0f
  3. #0f22ef
  4. #dc0fef

Square

  1. #efdc0f
  2. #0fef6c
  3. #0f22ef
  4. #ef0f92

Monochromatic

  1. #5f5706
  2. #a79a0a
  3. #efdc0f
  4. #f4e756
  5. #f9f19e

Shades

#efdc0f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efdc0f
  2. #d7c60e
  3. #bfb00c
  4. #a79a0b
  5. #8f8409
  6. #786e08
  7. #605806
  8. #484205
  9. #302c03
  10. #181602
  11. #000000

Tints

#efdc0f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efdc0f
  2. #f1e027
  3. #f2e33f
  4. #f4e757
  5. #f5ea6f
  6. #f7ee87
  7. #f9f19f
  8. #faf5b7
  9. #fcf8cf
  10. #fdfce7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efdc0f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efdc0f
  2. #e4d31a
  3. #d9ca26
  4. #cec031
  5. #c3b73c
  6. #b8ae48
  7. #aca553
  8. #a19c5e
  9. #969269
  10. #8b8975
  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 #f2d500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f7dd2c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffcbbc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f1d800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f4dd23 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fbd295 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efdc0f {
  color: #efdc0f;
}
Background
.bg-efdc0f {
  background-color: #efdc0f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efdc0f {
  border: 2px solid #efdc0f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efdc0f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 220 15;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 88% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efdc0f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efdc0f, #92ef0f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efdc0f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 220 15 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 1.76 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.80 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.11 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 3.23 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 3.29 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 4.03 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 4.24 #1023f0 Inverted #d9d9d9 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#efdc0f  rgb(239, 220, 15)  hsl(55, 88%, 50%)  Dandelion
#0f22ef  rgb(15, 34, 239)  hsl(235, 88%, 50%)  Blue
#0fefdc  rgb(15, 239, 220)  hsl(175, 88%, 50%)  Bright Turquoise
#dc0fef  rgb(220, 15, 239)  hsl(295, 88%, 50%)  Electric Purple