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#EFE038

#efe038 ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#efe038 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 87.84% green and 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.28% magenta, 76.57% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 55.08°, with 85.12% saturation and 57.84% 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 15.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 0.6.

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Relative luminance0.7195

Complementary

  1. #efe038
  2. #3847ef

Split complementary

  1. #efe038
  2. #38a2ef
  3. #8438ef

Analogous

  1. #ef8438
  2. #efe038
  3. #a2ef38

Triadic

  1. #efe038
  2. #38efe0
  3. #e038ef

Tetradic

  1. #efe038
  2. #47ef38
  3. #3847ef
  4. #e038ef

Square

  1. #efe038
  2. #38ef84
  3. #3847ef
  4. #ef38a2

Monochromatic

  1. #837a0b
  2. #cabb10
  3. #efe038
  4. #f5eb7f
  5. #faf6c6

Shades

#efe038 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efe038
  2. #d7ca32
  3. #bfb32d
  4. #a79d27
  5. #8f8622
  6. #78701c
  7. #605a16
  8. #484311
  9. #302d0b
  10. #181606
  11. #000000

Tints

#efe038 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efe038
  2. #f1e34c
  3. #f2e660
  4. #f4e974
  5. #f5ec88
  6. #f7f09c
  7. #f9f3af
  8. #faf6c3
  9. #fcf9d7
  10. #fdfceb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efe038 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efe038
  2. #e4d63f
  3. #d9cd46
  4. #cec34e
  5. #c3ba55
  6. #b8b05c
  7. #aca663
  8. #a19d6a
  9. #969372
  10. #8b8a79
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dddddd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e4deb2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f4d808 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f9e045 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffd0c1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f2db24 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f5e040 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fad79c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efe038 {
  color: #efe038;
}
Background
.bg-efe038 {
  background-color: #efe038;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efe038 {
  border: 2px solid #efe038;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efe038;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 224 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 85% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efe038 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efe038, #a2ef38);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efe038 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 224 56 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 0.60 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 2.83 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 3.70 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.89 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 4.06 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 4.29 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 4.59 #101fc7 Inverted #dddddd Grayscale 

Dandelion
#efe038  rgb(239, 224, 56)  hsl(55, 85%, 58%)  Dandelion
#3847ef  rgb(56, 71, 239)  hsl(235, 85%, 58%)  Majorelle Blue
#38efe0  rgb(56, 239, 224)  hsl(175, 85%, 58%)  Bright Turquoise
#e038ef  rgb(224, 56, 239)  hsl(295, 85%, 58%)  Fuchsia