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#EFE451

#efe451 ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#efe451 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 89.41% green and 31.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.6% magenta, 66.11% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 55.82°, with 83.16% saturation and 62.75% 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 15.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 2.59.

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Web safe#ffcc66
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Relative luminance0.7443

Complementary

  1. #efe451
  2. #515cef

Split complementary

  1. #efe451
  2. #51abef
  3. #9551ef

Analogous

  1. #ef9551
  2. #efe451
  3. #abef51

Triadic

  1. #efe451
  2. #51efe4
  3. #e451ef

Tetradic

  1. #efe451
  2. #5cef51
  3. #515cef
  4. #e451ef

Square

  1. #efe451
  2. #51ef95
  3. #515cef
  4. #ef51ab

Monochromatic

  1. #998f0e
  2. #dfd115
  3. #efe451
  4. #f5ef97
  5. #fcfadd

Shades

#efe451 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efe451
  2. #d7cd49
  3. #bfb641
  4. #a7a039
  5. #8f8931
  6. #787229
  7. #605b20
  8. #484418
  9. #302e10
  10. #181708
  11. #000000

Tints

#efe451 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efe451
  2. #f1e762
  3. #f2e974
  4. #f4ec85
  5. #f5ef97
  6. #f7f2a8
  7. #f9f4b9
  8. #faf7cb
  9. #fcfadc
  10. #fdfcee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efe451 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efe451
  2. #e4da56
  3. #d9d05a
  4. #cec65f
  5. #c3bc64
  6. #b8b269
  7. #aca86d
  8. #a19e72
  9. #969477
  10. #8b8a7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e0e0e0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e6e2b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f7dc3c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fbe35a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffd5c6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f4df46 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f6e357 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f9dba4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efe451 {
  color: #efe451;
}
Background
.bg-efe451 {
  background-color: #efe451;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efe451 {
  border: 2px solid #efe451;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efe451;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 228 81;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 83% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efe451 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efe451, #abef51);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efe451 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 228 81 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 2.59 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.00 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 4.07 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.06 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 5.08 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 5.13 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 5.35 #101bae Inverted #e0e0e0 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#efe451  rgb(239, 228, 81)  hsl(56, 83%, 63%)  Dandelion
#515cef  rgb(81, 92, 239)  hsl(236, 83%, 63%)  Ultramarine Blue
#51efe4  rgb(81, 239, 228)  hsl(176, 83%, 63%)  Bright Turquoise
#e451ef  rgb(228, 81, 239)  hsl(296, 83%, 63%)  Fuchsia