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#EFE017

#efe017 ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#efe017 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 87.84% green and 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.28% magenta, 90.38% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 55.83°, with 87.1% saturation and 51.37% 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 15.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 1.05.

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Relative luminance0.7172

Complementary

  1. #efe017
  2. #1726ef

Split complementary

  1. #efe017
  2. #1792ef
  3. #7417ef

Analogous

  1. #ef7417
  2. #efe017
  3. #92ef17

Triadic

  1. #efe017
  2. #17efe0
  3. #e017ef

Tetradic

  1. #efe017
  2. #26ef17
  3. #1726ef
  4. #e017ef

Square

  1. #efe017
  2. #17ef74
  3. #1726ef
  4. #ef1792

Monochromatic

  1. #665f07
  2. #aea20c
  3. #efe017
  4. #f4ea5f
  5. #f9f3a6

Shades

#efe017 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efe017
  2. #d7ca15
  3. #bfb312
  4. #a79d10
  5. #8f860e
  6. #78700c
  7. #605a09
  8. #484307
  9. #302d05
  10. #181602
  11. #000000

Tints

#efe017 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efe017
  2. #f1e32e
  3. #f2e645
  4. #f4e95d
  5. #f5ec74
  6. #f7f08b
  7. #f9f3a2
  8. #faf6b9
  9. #fcf9d1
  10. #fdfce8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efe017 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efe017
  2. #e4d622
  3. #d9cd2c
  4. #cec337
  5. #c3ba41
  6. #b8b04c
  7. #aca656
  8. #a19d61
  9. #96936b
  10. #8b8a76
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dcdcdc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e4deb0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f5d800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fae030 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffd0bf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f3db00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f6e028 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fad699 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efe017 {
  color: #efe017;
}
Background
.bg-efe017 {
  background-color: #efe017;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efe017 {
  border: 2px solid #efe017;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efe017;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 224 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 87% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efe017 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efe017, #92ef17);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efe017 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 224 23 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 1.05 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 1.96 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 3.23 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 3.49 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.72 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 3.79 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 4.04 #101fe8 Inverted #dcdcdc Grayscale 

Dandelion
#efe017  rgb(239, 224, 23)  hsl(56, 87%, 51%)  Dandelion
#1726ef  rgb(23, 38, 239)  hsl(236, 87%, 51%)  Blue
#17efe0  rgb(23, 239, 224)  hsl(176, 87%, 51%)  Bright Turquoise
#e017ef  rgb(224, 23, 239)  hsl(296, 87%, 51%)  Fuchsia