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#F2EB5A

#f2eb5a ≈ Icterine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#f2eb5a is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 94.9% red, 92.16% green and 35.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.89% magenta, 62.81% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 57.24°, with 85.39% saturation and 65.1% 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 16.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Icterine (#fcf75e), ΔE 2.54.

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Web safe#ffff66
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Relative luminance0.7903

Complementary

  1. #f2eb5a
  2. #5a61f2

Split complementary

  1. #f2eb5a
  2. #5aadf2
  3. #9f5af2

Analogous

  1. #f29f5a
  2. #f2eb5a
  3. #adf25a

Triadic

  1. #f2eb5a
  2. #5af2eb
  3. #eb5af2

Tetradic

  1. #f2eb5a
  2. #61f25a
  3. #5a61f2
  4. #eb5af2

Square

  1. #f2eb5a
  2. #5af29f
  3. #5a61f2
  4. #f25aad

Monochromatic

  1. #a69f0d
  2. #ece213
  3. #f2eb5a
  4. #f8f4a1
  5. #fdfce8

Shades

#f2eb5a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f2eb5a
  2. #dad451
  3. #c2bc48
  4. #a9a53f
  5. #918d36
  6. #79762d
  7. #615e24
  8. #49471b
  9. #302f12
  10. #181809
  11. #000000

Tints

#f2eb5a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f2eb5a
  2. #f3ed6b
  3. #f5ef7b
  4. #f6f18c
  5. #f7f39c
  6. #f9f5ad
  7. #faf7bd
  8. #fbf9ce
  9. #fcfbde
  10. #fefdef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f2eb5a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f2eb5a
  2. #e7e05e
  3. #dbd662
  4. #d0cb65
  5. #c4c069
  6. #b9b66d
  7. #aeab71
  8. #a2a075
  9. #979578
  10. #8b8b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e6e6e6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ebe8be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fee348 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffe963 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffdccd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f9e650 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fbea5f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fce2ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f2eb5a {
  color: #f2eb5a;
}
Background
.bg-f2eb5a {
  background-color: #f2eb5a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f2eb5a {
  border: 2px solid #f2eb5a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f2eb5a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 242 235 90;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 85% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f2eb5a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f2eb5a, #adf25a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f2eb5a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(242 235 90 / 0.35);
}

#fcf75e Icterine ΔE 2.54 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.86 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 4.20 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.51 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 5.34 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 5.53 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 5.67 #0d14a5 Inverted #e6e6e6 Grayscale 

Icterine
#f2eb5a  rgb(242, 235, 90)  hsl(57, 85%, 65%)  Icterine
#5a61f2  rgb(90, 97, 242)  hsl(237, 85%, 65%)  Ultramarine Blue
#5af2eb  rgb(90, 242, 235)  hsl(177, 85%, 65%)  Bright Turquoise
#eb5af2  rgb(235, 90, 242)  hsl(297, 85%, 65%)  Heliotrope