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#EFE321

#efe321 ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#efe321 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 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.02% magenta, 86.19% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 56.5°, 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 15.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 1.07.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.734

Complementary

  1. #efe321
  2. #212def

Split complementary

  1. #efe321
  2. #2194ef
  3. #7c21ef

Analogous

  1. #ef7c21
  2. #efe321
  3. #94ef21

Triadic

  1. #efe321
  2. #21efe3
  3. #e321ef

Tetradic

  1. #efe321
  2. #2def21
  3. #212def
  4. #e321ef

Square

  1. #efe321
  2. #21ef7c
  3. #212def
  4. #ef2194

Monochromatic

  1. #6f6908
  2. #b6ac0d
  3. #efe321
  4. #f4ec68
  5. #f9f5b0

Shades

#efe321 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efe321
  2. #d7cc1e
  3. #bfb61a
  4. #a79f17
  5. #8f8814
  6. #787211
  7. #605b0d
  8. #48440a
  9. #302d07
  10. #181703
  11. #000000

Tints

#efe321 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efe321
  2. #f1e637
  3. #f2e94d
  4. #f4eb64
  5. #f5ee7a
  6. #f7f190
  7. #f9f4a6
  8. #faf7bc
  9. #fcf9d3
  10. #fdfce9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efe321 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efe321
  2. #e4d92b
  3. #d9cf34
  4. #cec53e
  5. #c3bb47
  6. #b8b251
  7. #aca85a
  8. #a19e64
  9. #96946d
  10. #8b8a77
  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 #fce236 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffd3c2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f4de00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f7e22f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fad99b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efe321 {
  color: #efe321;
}
Background
.bg-efe321 {
  background-color: #efe321;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efe321 {
  border: 2px solid #efe321;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efe321;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 227 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 87% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efe321 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efe321, #94ef21);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efe321 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 227 33 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 1.07 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 1.29 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 2.92 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 3.22 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 4.29 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 4.33 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.48 #101cde Inverted #dedede Grayscale 

Dandelion
#efe321  rgb(239, 227, 33)  hsl(57, 87%, 53%)  Dandelion
#212def  rgb(33, 45, 239)  hsl(237, 87%, 53%)  Blue
#21efe3  rgb(33, 239, 227)  hsl(177, 87%, 53%)  Bright Turquoise
#e321ef  rgb(227, 33, 239)  hsl(297, 87%, 53%)  Fuchsia