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#EFE021

#efe021 ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#efe021 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 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.28% magenta, 86.19% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 55.63°, with 86.55% saturation and 53.33% 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 15.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 0.71.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.7177

Complementary

  1. #efe021
  2. #2130ef

Split complementary

  1. #efe021
  2. #2197ef
  3. #7921ef

Analogous

  1. #ef7921
  2. #efe021
  3. #97ef21

Triadic

  1. #efe021
  2. #21efe0
  3. #e021ef

Tetradic

  1. #efe021
  2. #30ef21
  3. #2130ef
  4. #e021ef

Square

  1. #efe021
  2. #21ef79
  3. #2130ef
  4. #ef2197

Monochromatic

  1. #6f6708
  2. #b6aa0d
  3. #efe021
  4. #f4ea68
  5. #f9f4b0

Shades

#efe021 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efe021
  2. #d7ca1e
  3. #bfb31a
  4. #a79d17
  5. #8f8614
  6. #787011
  7. #605a0d
  8. #48430a
  9. #302d07
  10. #181603
  11. #000000

Tints

#efe021 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efe021
  2. #f1e337
  3. #f2e64d
  4. #f4e964
  5. #f5ec7a
  6. #f7f090
  7. #f9f3a6
  8. #faf6bc
  9. #fcf9d3
  10. #fdfce9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efe021 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efe021
  2. #e4d62b
  3. #d9cd34
  4. #cec33e
  5. #c3ba47
  6. #b8b051
  7. #aca65a
  8. #a19d64
  9. #96936d
  10. #8b8a77
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.35:1 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 #fae036 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffd0c0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f3db00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f6e02f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fad699 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efe021 {
  color: #efe021;
}
Background
.bg-efe021 {
  background-color: #efe021;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efe021 {
  border: 2px solid #efe021;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efe021;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 224 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 87% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efe021 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efe021, #97ef21);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efe021 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 224 33 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 0.71 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 2.08 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 3.37 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 3.63 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.70 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 3.72 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 4.12 #101fde Inverted #dcdcdc Grayscale 

Dandelion
#efe021  rgb(239, 224, 33)  hsl(56, 87%, 53%)  Dandelion
#2130ef  rgb(33, 48, 239)  hsl(236, 87%, 53%)  Han Purple
#21efe0  rgb(33, 239, 224)  hsl(176, 87%, 53%)  Bright Turquoise
#e021ef  rgb(224, 33, 239)  hsl(296, 87%, 53%)  Fuchsia