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#EFDC56

#efdc56 ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#efdc56 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 86.27% green and 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.95% magenta, 64.02% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 52.55°, with 82.7% saturation and 63.73% 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 15.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 3.58.

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Relative luminance0.7021

Complementary

  1. #efdc56
  2. #5669ef

Split complementary

  1. #efdc56
  2. #56b6ef
  3. #9056ef

Analogous

  1. #ef9056
  2. #efdc56
  3. #b6ef56

Triadic

  1. #efdc56
  2. #56efdc
  3. #dc56ef

Tetradic

  1. #efdc56
  2. #69ef56
  3. #5669ef
  4. #dc56ef

Square

  1. #efdc56
  2. #56ef90
  3. #5669ef
  4. #ef56b6

Monochromatic

  1. #9d8b0f
  2. #e3ca15
  3. #efdc56
  4. #f6ea9c
  5. #fcf9e2

Shades

#efdc56 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efdc56
  2. #d7c64d
  3. #bfb045
  4. #a79a3c
  5. #8f8434
  6. #786e2b
  7. #605822
  8. #48421a
  9. #302c11
  10. #181609
  11. #000000

Tints

#efdc56 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efdc56
  2. #f1e067
  3. #f2e378
  4. #f4e789
  5. #f5ea9a
  6. #f7eeab
  7. #f9f1bb
  8. #faf5cc
  9. #fcf8dd
  10. #fdfcee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efdc56 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efdc56
  2. #e4d35a
  3. #d9ca5e
  4. #cec063
  5. #c3b767
  6. #b8ae6b
  7. #aca56f
  8. #a19c73
  9. #969278
  10. #8b897c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dadada ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e3dbb4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #efd645 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f5de5d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffcdc0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #efd84d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f3dd5b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fad3a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efdc56 {
  color: #efdc56;
}
Background
.bg-efdc56 {
  background-color: #efdc56;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efdc56 {
  border: 2px solid #efdc56;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efdc56;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 220 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 83% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efdc56 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efdc56, #b6ef56);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efdc56 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 220 86 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.58 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 3.62 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.04 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 4.34 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 4.46 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.74 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.28 #1023a9 Inverted #dadada Grayscale 

Dandelion
#efdc56  rgb(239, 220, 86)  hsl(53, 83%, 64%)  Dandelion
#5669ef  rgb(86, 105, 239)  hsl(233, 83%, 64%)  Ultramarine Blue
#56efdc  rgb(86, 239, 220)  hsl(173, 83%, 64%)  Turquoise
#dc56ef  rgb(220, 86, 239)  hsl(293, 83%, 64%)  Fuchsia