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#EFE151

#efe151 ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#efe151 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 88.24% green and 31.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.86% magenta, 66.11% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 54.68°, with 83.16% saturation and 62.75% 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 15.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 2.51.

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Relative luminance0.728

Complementary

  1. #efe151
  2. #515fef

Split complementary

  1. #efe151
  2. #51aeef
  3. #9251ef

Analogous

  1. #ef9251
  2. #efe151
  3. #aeef51

Triadic

  1. #efe151
  2. #51efe1
  3. #e151ef

Tetradic

  1. #efe151
  2. #5fef51
  3. #515fef
  4. #e151ef

Square

  1. #efe151
  2. #51ef92
  3. #515fef
  4. #ef51ae

Monochromatic

  1. #998d0e
  2. #dfcd15
  3. #efe151
  4. #f5ed97
  5. #fcf9dd

Shades

#efe151 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efe151
  2. #d7cb49
  3. #bfb441
  4. #a79e39
  5. #8f8731
  6. #787129
  7. #605a20
  8. #484418
  9. #302d10
  10. #181708
  11. #000000

Tints

#efe151 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efe151
  2. #f1e462
  3. #f2e774
  4. #f4ea85
  5. #f5ed97
  6. #f7f0a8
  7. #f9f3b9
  8. #faf6cb
  9. #fcf9dc
  10. #fdfcee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efe151 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efe151
  2. #e4d756
  3. #d9ce5a
  4. #cec45f
  5. #c3ba64
  6. #b8b169
  7. #aca76d
  8. #a19d72
  9. #969377
  10. #8b8a7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dedede ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e5dfb6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f4da3d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f9e15a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffd2c4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f2dd46 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f5e156 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fad8a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efe151 {
  color: #efe151;
}
Background
.bg-efe151 {
  background-color: #efe151;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efe151 {
  border: 2px solid #efe151;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efe151;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 225 81;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 83% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efe151 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efe151, #aeef51);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efe151 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 225 81 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 2.51 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.38 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 4.55 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.70 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 4.88 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.03 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.17 #101eae Inverted #dedede Grayscale 

Dandelion
#efe151  rgb(239, 225, 81)  hsl(55, 83%, 63%)  Dandelion
#515fef  rgb(81, 95, 239)  hsl(235, 83%, 63%)  Ultramarine Blue
#51efe1  rgb(81, 239, 225)  hsl(175, 83%, 63%)  Bright Turquoise
#e151ef  rgb(225, 81, 239)  hsl(295, 83%, 63%)  Fuchsia