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#EFE557

#efe557 ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#efe557 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 89.8% green and 34.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.18% magenta, 63.6% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 56.05°, with 82.61% saturation and 63.92% 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 16.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 3.18.

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Relative luminance0.7508

Complementary

  1. #efe557
  2. #5761ef

Split complementary

  1. #efe557
  2. #57adef
  3. #9957ef

Analogous

  1. #ef9957
  2. #efe557
  3. #adef57

Triadic

  1. #efe557
  2. #57efe5
  3. #e557ef

Tetradic

  1. #efe557
  2. #61ef57
  3. #5761ef
  4. #e557ef

Square

  1. #efe557
  2. #57ef99
  3. #5761ef
  4. #ef57ad

Monochromatic

  1. #9e950f
  2. #e4d616
  3. #efe557
  4. #f6f09d
  5. #fcfbe3

Shades

#efe557 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efe557
  2. #d7ce4e
  3. #bfb746
  4. #a7a03d
  5. #8f8934
  6. #78732c
  7. #605c23
  8. #48451a
  9. #302e11
  10. #181709
  11. #000000

Tints

#efe557 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efe557
  2. #f1e868
  3. #f2ea79
  4. #f4ed89
  5. #f5ef9a
  6. #f7f2ab
  7. #f9f5bc
  8. #faf7cd
  9. #fcfadd
  10. #fdfcee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efe557 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efe557
  2. #e4db5b
  3. #d9d15f
  4. #cec763
  5. #c3bd67
  6. #b8b36c
  7. #aca870
  8. #a19e74
  9. #969478
  10. #8b8a7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e1e1e1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e7e2ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f8dd45 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fce460 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffd6c8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f4e04d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f7e45c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f9dca6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efe557 {
  color: #efe557;
}
Background
.bg-efe557 {
  background-color: #efe557;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efe557 {
  border: 2px solid #efe557;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efe557;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 229 87;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 83% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efe557 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efe557, #adef57);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efe557 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 229 87 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.18 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 3.87 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.48 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.74 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 5.53 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 5.56 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 5.59 #101aa8 Inverted #e1e1e1 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#efe557  rgb(239, 229, 87)  hsl(56, 83%, 64%)  Dandelion
#5761ef  rgb(87, 97, 239)  hsl(236, 83%, 64%)  Ultramarine Blue
#57efe5  rgb(87, 239, 229)  hsl(176, 83%, 64%)  Bright Turquoise
#e557ef  rgb(229, 87, 239)  hsl(296, 83%, 64%)  Fuchsia