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#F2E109

#f2e109 ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#f2e109 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 94.9% red, 88.24% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.02% magenta, 96.28% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 55.62°, with 92.83% saturation and 49.22% 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 15.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 1.52.

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Relative luminance0.7275

Complementary

  1. #f2e109
  2. #091af2

Split complementary

  1. #f2e109
  2. #098ff2
  3. #6d09f2

Analogous

  1. #f26d09
  2. #f2e109
  3. #8ff209

Triadic

  1. #f2e109
  2. #09f2e1
  3. #e109f2

Tetradic

  1. #f2e109
  2. #1af209
  3. #091af2
  4. #e109f2

Square

  1. #f2e109
  2. #09f26d
  3. #091af2
  4. #f2098f

Monochromatic

  1. #5f5804
  2. #a89c06
  3. #f2e109
  4. #f8ec4f
  5. #fbf499

Shades

#f2e109 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f2e109
  2. #dacb08
  3. #c2b407
  4. #a99e06
  5. #918705
  6. #797105
  7. #615a04
  8. #494403
  9. #302d02
  10. #181701
  11. #000000

Tints

#f2e109 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f2e109
  2. #f3e422
  3. #f5e73a
  4. #f6ea53
  5. #f7ed6b
  6. #f9f084
  7. #faf39d
  8. #fbf6b5
  9. #fcf9ce
  10. #fefce6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f2e109 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f2e109
  2. #e7d715
  3. #dbce21
  4. #d0c42d
  5. #c4ba39
  6. #b9b145
  7. #aea750
  8. #a29d5c
  9. #979368
  10. #8b8a74
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dedede ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e6dfb1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f7d900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fce12b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffd0c0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f5dc00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f8e122 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fed799 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f2e109 {
  color: #f2e109;
}
Background
.bg-f2e109 {
  background-color: #f2e109;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f2e109 {
  border: 2px solid #f2e109;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f2e109;
  --color-primary-rgb: 242 225 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 93% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f2e109 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f2e109, #8ff209);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f2e109 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(242 225 9 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 1.52 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 2.15 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 2.87 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 3.09 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 3.45 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 3.50 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.95 #0d1ef6 Inverted #dedede Grayscale 

Dandelion
#f2e109  rgb(242, 225, 9)  hsl(56, 93%, 49%)  Dandelion
#091af2  rgb(9, 26, 242)  hsl(236, 93%, 49%)  Blue
#09f2e1  rgb(9, 242, 225)  hsl(176, 93%, 49%)  Turquoise Blue
#e109f2  rgb(225, 9, 242)  hsl(296, 93%, 49%)  Fuchsia