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#EFE11C

#efe11c ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#efe11c is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 88.24% green and 10.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.86% magenta, 88.28% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 56.02°, with 86.83% saturation and 52.35% 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 15.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 0.91.

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Relative luminance0.7228

Complementary

  1. #efe11c
  2. #1c2aef

Split complementary

  1. #efe11c
  2. #1c93ef
  3. #771cef

Analogous

  1. #ef771c
  2. #efe11c
  3. #93ef1c

Triadic

  1. #efe11c
  2. #1cefe1
  3. #e11cef

Tetradic

  1. #efe11c
  2. #2aef1c
  3. #1c2aef
  4. #e11cef

Square

  1. #efe11c
  2. #1cef77
  3. #1c2aef
  4. #ef1c93

Monochromatic

  1. #6a6408
  2. #b2a70d
  3. #efe11c
  4. #f4ea63
  5. #f9f4ab

Shades

#efe11c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efe11c
  2. #d7cb19
  3. #bfb416
  4. #a79e14
  5. #8f8711
  6. #78710e
  7. #605a0b
  8. #484408
  9. #302d06
  10. #181703
  11. #000000

Tints

#efe11c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efe11c
  2. #f1e433
  3. #f2e749
  4. #f4ea60
  5. #f5ed77
  6. #f7f08e
  7. #f9f3a4
  8. #faf6bb
  9. #fcf9d2
  10. #fdfce8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efe11c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efe11c
  2. #e4d726
  3. #d9ce30
  4. #cec43a
  5. #c3ba44
  6. #b8b14e
  7. #aca758
  8. #a19d62
  9. #96936c
  10. #8b8a76
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dddddd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e4dfb1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f6d900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fbe033 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffd1c0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f3dc00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f6e12c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fad79a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efe11c {
  color: #efe11c;
}
Background
.bg-efe11c {
  background-color: #efe11c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efe11c {
  border: 2px solid #efe11c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efe11c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 225 28;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 87% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efe11c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efe11c, #93ef1c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efe11c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 225 28 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 0.91 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 1.72 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 3.12 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 3.39 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 3.94 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.97 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 4.28 #101ee3 Inverted #dddddd Grayscale 

Dandelion
#efe11c  rgb(239, 225, 28)  hsl(56, 87%, 52%)  Dandelion
#1c2aef  rgb(28, 42, 239)  hsl(236, 87%, 52%)  Blue
#1cefe1  rgb(28, 239, 225)  hsl(176, 87%, 52%)  Bright Turquoise
#e11cef  rgb(225, 28, 239)  hsl(296, 87%, 52%)  Fuchsia