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#EFE239

#efe239 ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#efe239 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 88.63% green and 22.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.44% magenta, 76.15% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 55.71°, with 85.05% saturation and 58.04% 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 15.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 0.74.

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Relative luminance0.7304

Complementary

  1. #efe239
  2. #3946ef

Split complementary

  1. #efe239
  2. #39a1ef
  3. #8739ef

Analogous

  1. #ef8739
  2. #efe239
  3. #a1ef39

Triadic

  1. #efe239
  2. #39efe2
  3. #e239ef

Tetradic

  1. #efe239
  2. #46ef39
  3. #3946ef
  4. #e239ef

Square

  1. #efe239
  2. #39ef87
  3. #3946ef
  4. #ef39a1

Monochromatic

  1. #847c0b
  2. #cbbe10
  3. #efe239
  4. #f5ec80
  5. #faf7c7

Shades

#efe239 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efe239
  2. #d7cb33
  3. #bfb52e
  4. #a79e28
  5. #8f8822
  6. #78711d
  7. #605a17
  8. #484411
  9. #302d0b
  10. #181706
  11. #000000

Tints

#efe239 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efe239
  2. #f1e54d
  3. #f2e861
  4. #f4eb74
  5. #f5ee88
  6. #f7f19c
  7. #f9f3b0
  8. #faf6c4
  9. #fcf9d7
  10. #fdfceb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efe239 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efe239
  2. #e4d840
  3. #d9ce47
  4. #cec54e
  5. #c3bb55
  6. #b8b15d
  7. #aca764
  8. #a19d6b
  9. #969472
  10. #8b8a79
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dedede ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e5e0b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f6da0a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fbe146 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffd2c2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f3dd25 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f6e241 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fad99e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efe239 {
  color: #efe239;
}
Background
.bg-efe239 {
  background-color: #efe239;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efe239 {
  border: 2px solid #efe239;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efe239;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 226 57;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 85% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efe239 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efe239, #a1ef39);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efe239 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 226 57 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 0.74 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 2.47 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 3.82 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 4.07 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 4.11 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.39 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 4.90 #101dc6 Inverted #dedede Grayscale 

Dandelion
#efe239  rgb(239, 226, 57)  hsl(56, 85%, 58%)  Dandelion
#3946ef  rgb(57, 70, 239)  hsl(236, 85%, 58%)  Majorelle Blue
#39efe2  rgb(57, 239, 226)  hsl(176, 85%, 58%)  Bright Turquoise
#e239ef  rgb(226, 57, 239)  hsl(296, 85%, 58%)  Fuchsia