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#EFE52F

#efe52f ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#efe52f is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 89.8% green and 18.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.18% magenta, 80.33% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 56.88°, with 85.71% saturation and 56.08% 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 15.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 1.36.

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Relative luminance0.7459

Complementary

  1. #efe52f
  2. #2f39ef

Split complementary

  1. #efe52f
  2. #2f99ef
  3. #852fef

Analogous

  1. #ef852f
  2. #efe52f
  3. #99ef2f

Triadic

  1. #efe52f
  2. #2fefe5
  3. #e52fef

Tetradic

  1. #efe52f
  2. #39ef2f
  3. #2f39ef
  4. #e52fef

Square

  1. #efe52f
  2. #2fef85
  3. #2f39ef
  4. #ef2f99

Monochromatic

  1. #7c760a
  2. #c3b90f
  3. #efe52f
  4. #f4ee76
  5. #faf7bd

Shades

#efe52f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efe52f
  2. #d7ce2a
  3. #bfb726
  4. #a7a021
  5. #8f891c
  6. #787318
  7. #605c13
  8. #48450e
  9. #302e09
  10. #181705
  11. #000000

Tints

#efe52f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efe52f
  2. #f1e844
  3. #f2ea59
  4. #f4ed6d
  5. #f5ef82
  6. #f7f297
  7. #f9f5ac
  8. #faf7c1
  9. #fcfad5
  10. #fdfcea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efe52f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efe52f
  2. #e4db37
  3. #d9d13f
  4. #cec747
  5. #c3bd4f
  6. #b8b358
  7. #aca860
  8. #a19e68
  9. #969470
  10. #8b8a78
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e0e0e0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e6e2b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f9dc00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fde340 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffd5c4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f5e00f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f8e43a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fadc9e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efe52f {
  color: #efe52f;
}
Background
.bg-efe52f {
  background-color: #efe52f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efe52f {
  border: 2px solid #efe52f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efe52f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 229 47;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 86% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efe52f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efe52f, #99ef2f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efe52f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 229 47 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 1.36 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 1.49 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 3.13 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 3.42 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 4.19 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 4.36 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 4.54 #101ad0 Inverted #e0e0e0 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#efe52f  rgb(239, 229, 47)  hsl(57, 86%, 56%)  Dandelion
#2f39ef  rgb(47, 57, 239)  hsl(237, 86%, 56%)  Han Purple
#2fefe5  rgb(47, 239, 229)  hsl(177, 86%, 56%)  Bright Turquoise
#e52fef  rgb(229, 47, 239)  hsl(297, 86%, 56%)  Fuchsia