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#efdd2d ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#efdd2d 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 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.53% magenta, 81.17% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 54.43°, with 85.84% saturation and 55.69% 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 15.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 1.06.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.7025

Complementary

  1. #efdd2d
  2. #2d3fef

Split complementary

  1. #efdd2d
  2. #2da0ef
  3. #7c2def

Analogous

  1. #ef7c2d
  2. #efdd2d
  3. #a0ef2d

Triadic

  1. #efdd2d
  2. #2defdd
  3. #dd2def

Tetradic

  1. #efdd2d
  2. #3fef2d
  3. #2d3fef
  4. #dd2def

Square

  1. #efdd2d
  2. #2def7c
  3. #2d3fef
  4. #ef2da0

Monochromatic

  1. #7a6f09
  2. #c1b00f
  3. #efdd2d
  4. #f4e974
  5. #faf4bb

Shades

#efdd2d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efdd2d
  2. #d7c729
  3. #bfb124
  4. #a79b20
  5. #8f851b
  6. #786f17
  7. #605812
  8. #48420e
  9. #302c09
  10. #181605
  11. #000000

Tints

#efdd2d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efdd2d
  2. #f1e042
  3. #f2e457
  4. #f4e76c
  5. #f5eb81
  6. #f7ee96
  7. #f9f1ab
  8. #faf5c0
  9. #fcf8d5
  10. #fdfcea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efdd2d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efdd2d
  2. #e4d435
  3. #d9ca3e
  4. #cec146
  5. #c3b84e
  6. #b8af57
  7. #aca55f
  8. #a19c67
  9. #96936f
  10. #8b8978
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dadada ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e3dbb0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f2d600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f7de3d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffcdbe ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f1d90d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f4de37 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fad399 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efdd2d {
  color: #efdd2d;
}
Background
.bg-efdd2d {
  background-color: #efdd2d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efdd2d {
  border: 2px solid #efdd2d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efdd2d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 221 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 86% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efdd2d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efdd2d, #a0ef2d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efdd2d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 221 45 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 1.06 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.04 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 3.16 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.19 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 3.80 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 4.24 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 4.46 #1022d2 Inverted #dadada Grayscale 

Dandelion
#efdd2d  rgb(239, 221, 45)  hsl(54, 86%, 56%)  Dandelion
#2d3fef  rgb(45, 63, 239)  hsl(234, 86%, 56%)  Iris
#2defdd  rgb(45, 239, 221)  hsl(174, 86%, 56%)  Bright Turquoise
#dd2def  rgb(221, 45, 239)  hsl(294, 86%, 56%)  Fuchsia