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#EFE45E

#efe45e ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#efe45e 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 36.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.6% magenta, 60.67% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 55.45°, 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 15.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 3.77.

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Relative luminance0.7465

Complementary

  1. #efe45e
  2. #5e69ef

Split complementary

  1. #efe45e
  2. #5eb1ef
  3. #9b5eef

Analogous

  1. #ef9b5e
  2. #efe45e
  3. #b1ef5e

Triadic

  1. #efe45e
  2. #5eefe4
  3. #e45eef

Tetradic

  1. #efe45e
  2. #69ef5e
  3. #5e69ef
  4. #e45eef

Square

  1. #efe45e
  2. #5eef9b
  3. #5e69ef
  4. #ef5eb1

Monochromatic

  1. #a49910
  2. #e8d818
  3. #efe45e
  4. #f6f0a4
  5. #fdfbe9

Shades

#efe45e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efe45e
  2. #d7cd55
  3. #bfb64b
  4. #a7a042
  5. #8f8938
  6. #78722f
  7. #605b26
  8. #48441c
  9. #302e13
  10. #181709
  11. #000000

Tints

#efe45e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efe45e
  2. #f1e76e
  3. #f2e97e
  4. #f4ec8e
  5. #f5ef9e
  6. #f7f2af
  7. #f9f4bf
  8. #faf7cf
  9. #fcfadf
  10. #fdfcef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efe45e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efe45e
  2. #e4da61
  3. #d9d065
  4. #cec668
  5. #c3bc6c
  6. #b8b26f
  7. #aca872
  8. #a19e76
  9. #969479
  10. #8b8a7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e0e0e0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e6e2ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f6dd4e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fae366 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffd6c8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f3e055 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f6e363 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f9dca8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efe45e {
  color: #efe45e;
}
Background
.bg-efe45e {
  background-color: #efe45e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efe45e {
  border: 2px solid #efe45e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efe45e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 228 94;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 82% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efe45e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efe45e, #b1ef5e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efe45e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 228 94 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.77 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.00 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 4.31 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.26 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 5.73 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.73 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.78 #101ba1 Inverted #e0e0e0 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#efe45e  rgb(239, 228, 94)  hsl(55, 82%, 65%)  Dandelion
#5e69ef  rgb(94, 105, 239)  hsl(235, 82%, 65%)  Ultramarine Blue
#5eefe4  rgb(94, 239, 228)  hsl(175, 82%, 65%)  Bright Turquoise
#e45eef  rgb(228, 94, 239)  hsl(295, 82%, 65%)  Heliotrope