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#EFDD00

#efdd00 ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#efdd00 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 86.67% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.53% magenta, 100% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 55.48°, with 100% saturation and 46.86% 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 15.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 1.77.

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Relative luminance0.7006

Complementary

  1. #efdd00
  2. #0012ef

Split complementary

  1. #efdd00
  2. #0089ef
  3. #6500ef

Analogous

  1. #ef6500
  2. #efdd00
  3. #89ef00

Triadic

  1. #efdd00
  2. #00efdd
  3. #dd00ef

Tetradic

  1. #efdd00
  2. #12ef00
  3. #0012ef
  4. #dd00ef

Square

  1. #efdd00
  2. #00ef65
  3. #0012ef
  4. #ef0089

Monochromatic

  1. #565000
  2. #a29600
  3. #efdd00
  4. #fff03c
  5. #fff689

Shades

#efdd00 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efdd00
  2. #d7c700
  3. #bfb100
  4. #a79b00
  5. #8f8500
  6. #786f00
  7. #605800
  8. #484200
  9. #302c00
  10. #181600
  11. #000000

Tints

#efdd00 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efdd00
  2. #f1e01a
  3. #f2e433
  4. #f4e74d
  5. #f5eb66
  6. #f7ee80
  7. #f9f199
  8. #faf5b3
  9. #fcf8cc
  10. #fdfce6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efdd00 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efdd00
  2. #e4d40d
  3. #d9ca1a
  4. #cec126
  5. #c3b833
  6. #b8af40
  7. #aca54d
  8. #a19c5a
  9. #969366
  10. #8b8973
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dadada ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e3dbad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f3d500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f8de28 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffccbc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f1d800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f4dd1d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fbd395 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efdd00 {
  color: #efdd00;
}
Background
.bg-efdd00 {
  background-color: #efdd00;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efdd00 {
  border: 2px solid #efdd00;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efdd00;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 221 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 100% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efdd00 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efdd00, #89ef00);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efdd00 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 221 0 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 1.77 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 2.78 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.08 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 3.40 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 3.45 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 3.74 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 3.95 #1022ff Inverted #dadada Grayscale 

Dandelion
#efdd00  rgb(239, 221, 0)  hsl(55, 100%, 47%)  Dandelion
#0012ef  rgb(0, 18, 239)  hsl(235, 100%, 47%)  Blue
#00efdd  rgb(0, 239, 221)  hsl(175, 100%, 47%)  Bright Turquoise
#dd00ef  rgb(221, 0, 239)  hsl(295, 100%, 47%)  Electric Purple