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#EFE02E

#efe02e ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#efe02e 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 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.28% magenta, 80.75% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 55.34°, with 85.78% saturation and 55.88% 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 15.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 0.23.

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Relative luminance0.7186

Complementary

  1. #efe02e
  2. #2e3def

Split complementary

  1. #efe02e
  2. #2e9def
  3. #802eef

Analogous

  1. #ef802e
  2. #efe02e
  3. #9def2e

Triadic

  1. #efe02e
  2. #2eefe0
  3. #e02eef

Tetradic

  1. #efe02e
  2. #3def2e
  3. #2e3def
  4. #e02eef

Square

  1. #efe02e
  2. #2eef80
  3. #2e3def
  4. #ef2e9d

Monochromatic

  1. #7b7209
  2. #c2b40f
  3. #efe02e
  4. #f4eb75
  5. #faf5bc

Shades

#efe02e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efe02e
  2. #d7ca29
  3. #bfb325
  4. #a79d20
  5. #8f861c
  6. #787017
  7. #605a12
  8. #48430e
  9. #302d09
  10. #181605
  11. #000000

Tints

#efe02e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efe02e
  2. #f1e343
  3. #f2e658
  4. #f4e96d
  5. #f5ec82
  6. #f7f097
  7. #f9f3ab
  8. #faf6c0
  9. #fcf9d5
  10. #fdfcea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efe02e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efe02e
  2. #e4d636
  3. #d9cd3e
  4. #cec347
  5. #c3ba4f
  6. #b8b057
  7. #aca65f
  8. #a19d67
  9. #969370
  10. #8b8a78
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dcdcdc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e4deb1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f5d800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fae03e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffd0c0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f2db0f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f5e038 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fad79b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efe02e {
  color: #efe02e;
}
Background
.bg-efe02e {
  background-color: #efe02e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efe02e {
  border: 2px solid #efe02e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efe02e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 224 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 86% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efe02e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efe02e, #9def2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efe02e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 224 46 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 0.23 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 2.41 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 3.66 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 3.68 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.75 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 3.93 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 4.32 #101fd1 Inverted #dcdcdc Grayscale 

Dandelion
#efe02e  rgb(239, 224, 46)  hsl(55, 86%, 56%)  Dandelion
#2e3def  rgb(46, 61, 239)  hsl(235, 86%, 56%)  Han Purple
#2eefe0  rgb(46, 239, 224)  hsl(175, 86%, 56%)  Bright Turquoise
#e02eef  rgb(224, 46, 239)  hsl(295, 86%, 56%)  Fuchsia