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#F3E42E

#f3e42e ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#f3e42e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 95.29% red, 89.41% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.17% magenta, 81.07% yellow and 4.71% black. Its hue angle is 55.43°, with 89.14% saturation and 56.67% 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 15.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 0.72.

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Relative luminance0.7474

Complementary

  1. #f3e42e
  2. #2e3df3

Split complementary

  1. #f3e42e
  2. #2ea0f3
  3. #822ef3

Analogous

  1. #f3822e
  2. #f3e42e
  3. #a0f32e

Triadic

  1. #f3e42e
  2. #2ef3e4
  3. #e42ef3

Tetradic

  1. #f3e42e
  2. #3df32e
  3. #2e3df3
  4. #e42ef3

Square

  1. #f3e42e
  2. #2ef382
  3. #2e3df3
  4. #f32ea0

Monochromatic

  1. #817707
  2. #c9bb0c
  3. #f3e42e
  4. #f7ed76
  5. #fbf7bf

Shades

#f3e42e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f3e42e
  2. #dbcd29
  3. #c2b625
  4. #aaa020
  5. #92891c
  6. #7a7217
  7. #615b12
  8. #49440e
  9. #312e09
  10. #181705
  11. #000000

Tints

#f3e42e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f3e42e
  2. #f4e743
  3. #f5e958
  4. #f7ec6d
  5. #f8ef82
  6. #f9f297
  7. #faf4ab
  8. #fbf7c0
  9. #fdfad5
  10. #fefcea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f3e42e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f3e42e
  2. #e8da36
  3. #dcd03e
  4. #d1c647
  5. #c5bc4f
  6. #bab257
  7. #aea85f
  8. #a39e67
  9. #979470
  10. #8c8a78
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e0e0e0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e8e2b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f9dc00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fee43f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffd4c4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f7df0c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fae439 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #feda9e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f3e42e {
  color: #f3e42e;
}
Background
.bg-f3e42e {
  background-color: #f3e42e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f3e42e {
  border: 2px solid #f3e42e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f3e42e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 243 228 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 89% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f3e42e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f3e42e, #a0f32e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f3e42e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(243 228 46 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 0.72 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 2.00 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 2.84 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 3.08 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 3.60 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 4.25 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 4.34 #0c1bd1 Inverted #e0e0e0 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#f3e42e  rgb(243, 228, 46)  hsl(55, 89%, 57%)  Dandelion
#2e3df3  rgb(46, 61, 243)  hsl(235, 89%, 57%)  Han Purple
#2ef3e4  rgb(46, 243, 228)  hsl(175, 89%, 57%)  Turquoise Blue
#e42ef3  rgb(228, 46, 243)  hsl(295, 89%, 57%)  Fuchsia