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#EFE35E

#efe35e ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#efe35e is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 89.02% green and 36.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.02% magenta, 60.67% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 55.03°, with 81.92% saturation and 65.29% 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 15.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 3.75.

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Relative luminance0.741

Complementary

  1. #efe35e
  2. #5e6aef

Split complementary

  1. #efe35e
  2. #5eb3ef
  3. #9a5eef

Analogous

  1. #ef9a5e
  2. #efe35e
  3. #b3ef5e

Triadic

  1. #efe35e
  2. #5eefe3
  3. #e35eef

Tetradic

  1. #efe35e
  2. #6aef5e
  3. #5e6aef
  4. #e35eef

Square

  1. #efe35e
  2. #5eef9a
  3. #5e6aef
  4. #ef5eb3

Monochromatic

  1. #a49710
  2. #e8d718
  3. #efe35e
  4. #f6efa4
  5. #fdfbe9

Shades

#efe35e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efe35e
  2. #d7cc55
  3. #bfb64b
  4. #a79f42
  5. #8f8838
  6. #78722f
  7. #605b26
  8. #48441c
  9. #302d13
  10. #181709
  11. #000000

Tints

#efe35e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efe35e
  2. #f1e66e
  3. #f2e97e
  4. #f4eb8e
  5. #f5ee9e
  6. #f7f1af
  7. #f9f4bf
  8. #faf7cf
  9. #fcf9df
  10. #fdfcef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efe35e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efe35e
  2. #e4d961
  3. #d9cf65
  4. #cec568
  5. #c3bb6c
  6. #b8b26f
  7. #aca872
  8. #a19e76
  9. #969479
  10. #8b8a7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dfdfdf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e6e1ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f5dc4f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fae265 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffd5c7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f3df55 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f5e363 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f9dba7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efe35e {
  color: #efe35e;
}
Background
.bg-efe35e {
  background-color: #efe35e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efe35e {
  border: 2px solid #efe35e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efe35e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 227 94;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 82% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efe35e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efe35e, #b3ef5e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efe35e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 227 94 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.75 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.84 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 4.58 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.36 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.44 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 5.58 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.73 #101ca1 Inverted #dfdfdf Grayscale 

Dandelion
#efe35e  rgb(239, 227, 94)  hsl(55, 82%, 65%)  Dandelion
#5e6aef  rgb(94, 106, 239)  hsl(235, 82%, 65%)  Ultramarine Blue
#5eefe3  rgb(94, 239, 227)  hsl(175, 82%, 65%)  Bright Turquoise
#e35eef  rgb(227, 94, 239)  hsl(295, 82%, 65%)  Heliotrope