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#EFE31F

#efe31f ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#efe31f is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 89.02% green and 12.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.02% magenta, 87.03% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 56.54°, with 86.67% saturation and 52.94% 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 15.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 1.12.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.7339

Complementary

  1. #efe31f
  2. #1f2bef

Split complementary

  1. #efe31f
  2. #1f93ef
  3. #7b1fef

Analogous

  1. #ef7b1f
  2. #efe31f
  3. #93ef1f

Triadic

  1. #efe31f
  2. #1fefe3
  3. #e31fef

Tetradic

  1. #efe31f
  2. #2bef1f
  3. #1f2bef
  4. #e31fef

Square

  1. #efe31f
  2. #1fef7b
  3. #1f2bef
  4. #ef1f93

Monochromatic

  1. #6d6708
  2. #b5ab0d
  3. #efe31f
  4. #f4ec66
  5. #f9f5ae

Shades

#efe31f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efe31f
  2. #d7cc1c
  3. #bfb619
  4. #a79f16
  5. #8f8813
  6. #787210
  7. #605b0c
  8. #484409
  9. #302d06
  10. #181703
  11. #000000

Tints

#efe31f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efe31f
  2. #f1e635
  3. #f2e94c
  4. #f4eb62
  5. #f5ee79
  6. #f7f18f
  7. #f9f4a5
  8. #faf7bc
  9. #fcf9d2
  10. #fdfce9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efe31f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efe31f
  2. #e4d929
  3. #d9cf32
  4. #cec53c
  5. #c3bb46
  6. #b8b250
  7. #aca859
  8. #a19e63
  9. #96946d
  10. #8b8a76
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dedede ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e5e0b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f8da00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fce235 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffd3c2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f4de00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f7e22e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fad99b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efe31f {
  color: #efe31f;
}
Background
.bg-efe31f {
  background-color: #efe31f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efe31f {
  border: 2px solid #efe31f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efe31f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 227 31;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 87% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efe31f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efe31f, #93ef1f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efe31f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 227 31 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 1.12 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 1.24 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 2.89 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 3.18 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 4.26 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 4.34 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 4.46 #101ce0 Inverted #dedede Grayscale 

Dandelion
#efe31f  rgb(239, 227, 31)  hsl(57, 87%, 53%)  Dandelion
#1f2bef  rgb(31, 43, 239)  hsl(237, 87%, 53%)  Blue
#1fefe3  rgb(31, 239, 227)  hsl(177, 87%, 53%)  Bright Turquoise
#e31fef  rgb(227, 31, 239)  hsl(297, 87%, 53%)  Fuchsia