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#EFE221

#efe221 ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#efe221 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 88.63% green and 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.44% magenta, 86.19% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 56.21°, 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 15.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 0.87.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.7285

Complementary

  1. #efe221
  2. #212eef

Split complementary

  1. #efe221
  2. #2195ef
  3. #7b21ef

Analogous

  1. #ef7b21
  2. #efe221
  3. #95ef21

Triadic

  1. #efe221
  2. #21efe2
  3. #e221ef

Tetradic

  1. #efe221
  2. #2eef21
  3. #212eef
  4. #e221ef

Square

  1. #efe221
  2. #21ef7b
  3. #212eef
  4. #ef2195

Monochromatic

  1. #6f6808
  2. #b6ac0d
  3. #efe221
  4. #f4eb68
  5. #f9f5b0

Shades

#efe221 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efe221
  2. #d7cb1e
  3. #bfb51a
  4. #a79e17
  5. #8f8814
  6. #787111
  7. #605a0d
  8. #48440a
  9. #302d07
  10. #181703
  11. #000000

Tints

#efe221 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efe221
  2. #f1e537
  3. #f2e84d
  4. #f4eb64
  5. #f5ee7a
  6. #f7f190
  7. #f9f3a6
  8. #faf6bc
  9. #fcf9d3
  10. #fdfce9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efe221 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efe221
  2. #e4d82b
  3. #d9ce34
  4. #cec53e
  5. #c3bb47
  6. #b8b151
  7. #aca75a
  8. #a19d64
  9. #96946d
  10. #8b8a77
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dedede ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e5dfb2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f7da00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fbe136 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffd2c1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f4dd00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f7e12f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fad89b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efe221 {
  color: #efe221;
}
Background
.bg-efe221 {
  background-color: #efe221;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efe221 {
  border: 2px solid #efe221;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efe221;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 226 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 87% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efe221 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efe221, #95ef21);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efe221 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 226 33 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 0.87 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 1.54 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 3.05 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 3.33 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 4.12 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.22 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 4.50 #101dde Inverted #dedede Grayscale 

Dandelion
#efe221  rgb(239, 226, 33)  hsl(56, 87%, 53%)  Dandelion
#212eef  rgb(33, 46, 239)  hsl(236, 87%, 53%)  Blue
#21efe2  rgb(33, 239, 226)  hsl(176, 87%, 53%)  Bright Turquoise
#e221ef  rgb(226, 33, 239)  hsl(296, 87%, 53%)  Fuchsia