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#F2E73E

#f2e73e ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#f2e73e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 94.9% red, 90.59% green and 24.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.55% magenta, 74.38% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 56.33°, with 87.38% saturation and 59.61% 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 16.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 1.63.

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Relative luminance0.7638

Complementary

  1. #f2e73e
  2. #3e49f2

Split complementary

  1. #f2e73e
  2. #3ea3f2
  3. #8d3ef2

Analogous

  1. #f28d3e
  2. #f2e73e
  3. #a3f23e

Triadic

  1. #f2e73e
  2. #3ef2e7
  3. #e73ef2

Tetradic

  1. #f2e73e
  2. #49f23e
  3. #3e49f2
  4. #e73ef2

Square

  1. #f2e73e
  2. #3ef28d
  3. #3e49f2
  4. #f23ea3

Monochromatic

  1. #8d850a
  2. #d5c90e
  3. #f2e73e
  4. #f7f086
  5. #fcf9cd

Shades

#f2e73e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f2e73e
  2. #dad038
  3. #c2b932
  4. #a9a22b
  5. #918b25
  6. #79741f
  7. #615c19
  8. #494513
  9. #302e0c
  10. #181706
  11. #000000

Tints

#f2e73e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f2e73e
  2. #f3e951
  3. #f5ec65
  4. #f6ee78
  5. #f7f18b
  6. #f9f39f
  7. #faf5b2
  8. #fbf8c5
  9. #fcfad8
  10. #fefdec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f2e73e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f2e73e
  2. #e7dd45
  3. #dbd24b
  4. #d0c852
  5. #c4be58
  6. #b9b45f
  7. #aea966
  8. #a29f6c
  9. #979573
  10. #8b8a79
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e2e2e2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e9e4b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fbdf17 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffe64b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffd7c7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f8e22b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fae646 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fddea2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f2e73e {
  color: #f2e73e;
}
Background
.bg-f2e73e {
  background-color: #f2e73e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f2e73e {
  border: 2px solid #f2e73e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f2e73e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 242 231 62;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 87% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f2e73e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f2e73e, #a3f23e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f2e73e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(242 231 62 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 1.63 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 2.30 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 3.35 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 3.60 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 3.83 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 4.30 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 4.46 #0d18c1 Inverted #e2e2e2 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#f2e73e  rgb(242, 231, 62)  hsl(56, 87%, 60%)  Dandelion
#3e49f2  rgb(62, 73, 242)  hsl(236, 87%, 60%)  Majorelle Blue
#3ef2e7  rgb(62, 242, 231)  hsl(176, 87%, 60%)  Bright Turquoise
#e73ef2  rgb(231, 62, 242)  hsl(296, 87%, 60%)  Fuchsia