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#F3E759

#f3e759 ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#f3e759 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 95.29% red, 90.59% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.94% magenta, 63.37% yellow and 4.71% black. Its hue angle is 55.32°, with 86.52% 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 16.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 3.16.

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Relative luminance0.7693

Complementary

  1. #f3e759
  2. #5965f3

Split complementary

  1. #f3e759
  2. #59b2f3
  3. #9a59f3

Analogous

  1. #f39a59
  2. #f3e759
  3. #b2f359

Triadic

  1. #f3e759
  2. #59f3e7
  3. #e759f3

Tetradic

  1. #f3e759
  2. #65f359
  3. #5965f3
  4. #e759f3

Square

  1. #f3e759
  2. #59f39a
  3. #5965f3
  4. #f359b2

Monochromatic

  1. #a79b0c
  2. #eedd12
  3. #f3e759
  4. #f8f1a0
  5. #fdfce8

Shades

#f3e759 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f3e759
  2. #dbd050
  3. #c2b947
  4. #aaa23e
  5. #928b35
  6. #7a742d
  7. #615c24
  8. #49451b
  9. #312e12
  10. #181709
  11. #000000

Tints

#f3e759 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f3e759
  2. #f4e96a
  3. #f5ec7a
  4. #f7ee8b
  5. #f8f19b
  6. #f9f3ac
  7. #faf5bd
  8. #fbf8cd
  9. #fdfade
  10. #fefdee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f3e759 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f3e759
  2. #e8dd5d
  3. #dcd261
  4. #d1c865
  5. #c5be69
  6. #bab46d
  7. #aea970
  8. #a39f74
  9. #979578
  10. #8c8a7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e3e3e3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #eae5bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fadf47 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fee661 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffd8c9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f7e24f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fae75e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fddea8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f3e759 {
  color: #f3e759;
}
Background
.bg-f3e759 {
  background-color: #f3e759;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f3e759 {
  border: 2px solid #f3e759;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f3e759;
  --color-primary-rgb: 243 231 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 87% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f3e759 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f3e759, #b2f359);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f3e759 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(243 231 89 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.16 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 3.59 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.51 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.05 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 5.13 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 5.26 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 5.35 #0c18a6 Inverted #e3e3e3 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#f3e759  rgb(243, 231, 89)  hsl(55, 87%, 65%)  Dandelion
#5965f3  rgb(89, 101, 243)  hsl(235, 87%, 65%)  Ultramarine Blue
#59f3e7  rgb(89, 243, 231)  hsl(175, 87%, 65%)  Bright Turquoise
#e759f3  rgb(231, 89, 243)  hsl(295, 87%, 65%)  Heliotrope