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#EFE74C

#efe74c ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#efe74c is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 90.59% green and 29.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.35% magenta, 68.2% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 57.06°, with 83.59% saturation and 61.76% 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 16.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 2.66.

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Relative luminance0.7602

Complementary

  1. #efe74c
  2. #4c54ef

Split complementary

  1. #efe74c
  2. #4ca5ef
  3. #954cef

Analogous

  1. #ef954c
  2. #efe74c
  3. #a5ef4c

Triadic

  1. #efe74c
  2. #4cefe7
  3. #e74cef

Tetradic

  1. #efe74c
  2. #54ef4c
  3. #4c54ef
  4. #e74cef

Square

  1. #efe74c
  2. #4cef95
  3. #4c54ef
  4. #ef4ca5

Monochromatic

  1. #958e0d
  2. #dbd114
  3. #efe74c
  4. #f5f092
  5. #fcfad8

Shades

#efe74c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efe74c
  2. #d7d044
  3. #bfb93d
  4. #a7a235
  5. #8f8b2e
  6. #787426
  7. #605c1e
  8. #484517
  9. #302e0f
  10. #181708
  11. #000000

Tints

#efe74c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efe74c
  2. #f1e95e
  3. #f2ec70
  4. #f4ee82
  5. #f5f194
  6. #f7f3a6
  7. #f9f5b7
  8. #faf8c9
  9. #fcfadb
  10. #fdfded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efe74c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efe74c
  2. #e4dd51
  3. #d9d256
  4. #cec85c
  5. #c3be61
  6. #b8b466
  7. #aca96b
  8. #a19f70
  9. #969576
  10. #8b8a7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e2e2e2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e7e4b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fadf34 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fee556 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffd8c8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f6e23f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f8e652 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f9dea5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efe74c {
  color: #efe74c;
}
Background
.bg-efe74c {
  background-color: #efe74c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efe74c {
  border: 2px solid #efe74c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efe74c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 231 76;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 84% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efe74c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efe74c, #a5ef4c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efe74c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 231 76 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 2.66 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 3.38 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.40 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 4.61 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 4.85 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 5.12 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 5.25 #1018b3 Inverted #e2e2e2 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#efe74c  rgb(239, 231, 76)  hsl(57, 84%, 62%)  Dandelion
#4c54ef  rgb(76, 84, 239)  hsl(237, 84%, 62%)  Majorelle Blue
#4cefe7  rgb(76, 239, 231)  hsl(177, 84%, 62%)  Bright Turquoise
#e74cef  rgb(231, 76, 239)  hsl(297, 84%, 62%)  Fuchsia