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#F4DD4E

#f4dd4e ≈ Banana Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#f4dd4e is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 95.69% red, 86.67% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.43% magenta, 68.03% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 51.69°, with 88.3% saturation and 63.14% 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 15.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Banana Yellow (#ffe135), ΔE 2.99.

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Relative luminance0.715

Complementary

  1. #f4dd4e
  2. #4e65f4

Split complementary

  1. #f4dd4e
  2. #4eb8f4
  3. #8a4ef4

Analogous

  1. #f48a4e
  2. #f4dd4e
  3. #b8f44e

Triadic

  1. #f4dd4e
  2. #4ef4dd
  3. #dd4ef4

Tetradic

  1. #f4dd4e
  2. #65f44e
  3. #4e65f4
  4. #dd4ef4

Square

  1. #f4dd4e
  2. #4ef48a
  3. #4e65f4
  4. #f44eb8

Monochromatic

  1. #9f8a0a
  2. #e7c90e
  3. #f4dd4e
  4. #f8eb96
  5. #fdf9de

Shades

#f4dd4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f4dd4e
  2. #dcc746
  3. #c3b13e
  4. #ab9b37
  5. #92852f
  6. #7a6f27
  7. #62581f
  8. #494217
  9. #312c10
  10. #181608
  11. #000000

Tints

#f4dd4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f4dd4e
  2. #f5e060
  3. #f6e471
  4. #f7e783
  5. #f8eb95
  6. #faeea7
  7. #fbf1b8
  8. #fcf5ca
  9. #fdf8dc
  10. #fefced
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f4dd4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f4dd4e
  2. #e8d453
  3. #ddca58
  4. #d1c15d
  5. #c6b862
  6. #baaf67
  7. #aea56c
  8. #a39c71
  9. #979376
  10. #8c897b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dcdcdc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e6dcb5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f1d73a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f8e056 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffcdc0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f2d943 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f6df53 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffd49f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f4dd4e {
  color: #f4dd4e;
}
Background
.bg-f4dd4e {
  background-color: #f4dd4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f4dd4e {
  border: 2px solid #f4dd4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f4dd4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 244 221 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 88% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f4dd4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f4dd4e, #b8f44e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f4dd4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(244 221 78 / 0.35);
}

#ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 2.99 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.15 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 3.16 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 3.65 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.34 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 4.50 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.36 #0b22b1 Inverted #dcdcdc Grayscale 

Banana Yellow
#f4dd4e  rgb(244, 221, 78)  hsl(52, 88%, 63%)  Banana Yellow
#4e65f4  rgb(78, 101, 244)  hsl(232, 88%, 63%)  Ultramarine Blue
#4ef4dd  rgb(78, 244, 221)  hsl(172, 88%, 63%)  Turquoise Blue
#dd4ef4  rgb(221, 78, 244)  hsl(292, 88%, 63%)  Fuchsia