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#F2E451

#f2e451 ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#f2e451 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 94.9% red, 89.41% green and 31.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.79% magenta, 66.53% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 54.78°, with 86.1% saturation and 63.33% 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 15.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 2.36.

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Relative luminance0.7496

Complementary

  1. #f2e451
  2. #515ff2

Split complementary

  1. #f2e451
  2. #51b0f2
  3. #9351f2

Analogous

  1. #f29351
  2. #f2e451
  3. #b0f251

Triadic

  1. #f2e451
  2. #51f2e4
  3. #e451f2

Tetradic

  1. #f2e451
  2. #5ff251
  3. #515ff2
  4. #e451f2

Square

  1. #f2e451
  2. #51f293
  3. #515ff2
  4. #f251b0

Monochromatic

  1. #9e910c
  2. #e5d311
  3. #f2e451
  4. #f7ef98
  5. #fdfadf

Shades

#f2e451 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f2e451
  2. #dacd49
  3. #c2b641
  4. #a9a039
  5. #918931
  6. #797229
  7. #615b20
  8. #494418
  9. #302e10
  10. #181708
  11. #000000

Tints

#f2e451 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f2e451
  2. #f3e762
  3. #f5e974
  4. #f6ec85
  5. #f7ef97
  6. #f9f2a8
  7. #faf4b9
  8. #fbf7cb
  9. #fcfadc
  10. #fefcee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f2e451 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f2e451
  2. #e7da56
  3. #dbd05a
  4. #d0c65f
  5. #c4bc64
  6. #b9b269
  7. #aea86d
  8. #a29e72
  9. #979477
  10. #8b8a7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e1e1e1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e8e2b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f8dd3c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fce45a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffd5c6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f5e046 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f8e457 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fddba4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f2e451 {
  color: #f2e451;
}
Background
.bg-f2e451 {
  background-color: #f2e451;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f2e451 {
  border: 2px solid #f2e451;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f2e451;
  --color-primary-rgb: 242 228 81;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 86% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f2e451 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f2e451, #b0f251);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f2e451 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(242 228 81 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 2.36 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.07 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 4.28 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 4.40 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 4.91 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 5.10 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.21 #0d1bae Inverted #e1e1e1 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#f2e451  rgb(242, 228, 81)  hsl(55, 86%, 63%)  Dandelion
#515ff2  rgb(81, 95, 242)  hsl(235, 86%, 63%)  Ultramarine Blue
#51f2e4  rgb(81, 242, 228)  hsl(175, 86%, 63%)  Bright Turquoise
#e451f2  rgb(228, 81, 242)  hsl(295, 86%, 63%)  Fuchsia