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#EFE656

#efe656 ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#efe656 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 90.2% green and 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.77% magenta, 64.02% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 56.47°, with 82.7% saturation and 63.73% 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 16.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 3.2.

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Web safe#ffff66
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Relative luminance0.7562

Complementary

  1. #efe656
  2. #565fef

Split complementary

  1. #efe656
  2. #56acef
  3. #9a56ef

Analogous

  1. #ef9a56
  2. #efe656
  3. #acef56

Triadic

  1. #efe656
  2. #56efe6
  3. #e656ef

Tetradic

  1. #efe656
  2. #5fef56
  3. #565fef
  4. #e656ef

Square

  1. #efe656
  2. #56ef9a
  3. #565fef
  4. #ef56ac

Monochromatic

  1. #9d950f
  2. #e3d715
  3. #efe656
  4. #f6f09c
  5. #fcfbe2

Shades

#efe656 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efe656
  2. #d7cf4d
  3. #bfb845
  4. #a7a13c
  5. #8f8a34
  6. #78732b
  7. #605c22
  8. #48451a
  9. #302e11
  10. #181709
  11. #000000

Tints

#efe656 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efe656
  2. #f1e967
  3. #f2eb78
  4. #f4ee89
  5. #f5f09a
  6. #f7f3ab
  7. #f9f5bb
  8. #faf8cc
  9. #fcfadd
  10. #fdfdee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efe656 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efe656
  2. #e4dc5a
  3. #d9d25e
  4. #cec763
  5. #c3bd67
  6. #b8b36b
  7. #aca96f
  8. #a19f73
  9. #969478
  10. #8b8a7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e1e1e1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e7e3ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f9de43 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fce45f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffd7c8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f5e14b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f7e55b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f9dda7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efe656 {
  color: #efe656;
}
Background
.bg-efe656 {
  background-color: #efe656;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efe656 {
  border: 2px solid #efe656;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efe656;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 230 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 83% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efe656 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efe656, #acef56);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efe656 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 230 86 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.20 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 3.61 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.32 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.99 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 5.32 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 5.42 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 5.63 #1019a9 Inverted #e1e1e1 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#efe656  rgb(239, 230, 86)  hsl(56, 83%, 64%)  Dandelion
#565fef  rgb(86, 95, 239)  hsl(236, 83%, 64%)  Ultramarine Blue
#56efe6  rgb(86, 239, 230)  hsl(176, 83%, 64%)  Bright Turquoise
#e656ef  rgb(230, 86, 239)  hsl(296, 83%, 64%)  Fuchsia