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#EFE42E

#efe42e ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#efe42e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 89.41% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.6% magenta, 80.75% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 56.58°, with 85.78% saturation and 55.88% 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 15.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 1.07.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.7403

Complementary

  1. #efe42e
  2. #2e39ef

Split complementary

  1. #efe42e
  2. #2e99ef
  3. #832eef

Analogous

  1. #ef832e
  2. #efe42e
  3. #99ef2e

Triadic

  1. #efe42e
  2. #2eefe4
  3. #e42eef

Tetradic

  1. #efe42e
  2. #39ef2e
  3. #2e39ef
  4. #e42eef

Square

  1. #efe42e
  2. #2eef83
  3. #2e39ef
  4. #ef2e99

Monochromatic

  1. #7b7409
  2. #c2b70f
  3. #efe42e
  4. #f4ed75
  5. #faf6bc

Shades

#efe42e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efe42e
  2. #d7cd29
  3. #bfb625
  4. #a7a020
  5. #8f891c
  6. #787217
  7. #605b12
  8. #48440e
  9. #302e09
  10. #181705
  11. #000000

Tints

#efe42e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efe42e
  2. #f1e743
  3. #f2e958
  4. #f4ec6d
  5. #f5ef82
  6. #f7f297
  7. #f9f4ab
  8. #faf7c0
  9. #fcfad5
  10. #fdfcea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efe42e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efe42e
  2. #e4da36
  3. #d9d03e
  4. #cec647
  5. #c3bc4f
  6. #b8b257
  7. #aca85f
  8. #a19e67
  9. #969470
  10. #8b8a78
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dfdfdf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e6e1b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f8db00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fde33f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffd4c3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f5df0c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f7e339 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fadb9e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efe42e {
  color: #efe42e;
}
Background
.bg-efe42e {
  background-color: #efe42e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efe42e {
  border: 2px solid #efe42e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efe42e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 228 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 86% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efe42e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efe42e, #99ef2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efe42e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 228 46 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 1.07 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 1.56 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 3.16 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 3.45 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 4.35 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 4.51 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 4.53 #101bd1 Inverted #dfdfdf Grayscale 

Dandelion
#efe42e  rgb(239, 228, 46)  hsl(57, 86%, 56%)  Dandelion
#2e39ef  rgb(46, 57, 239)  hsl(237, 86%, 56%)  Han Purple
#2eefe4  rgb(46, 239, 228)  hsl(177, 86%, 56%)  Bright Turquoise
#e42eef  rgb(228, 46, 239)  hsl(297, 86%, 56%)  Fuchsia