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#F4E057

#f4e057 ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#f4e057 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 95.69% red, 87.84% green and 34.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.2% magenta, 64.34% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 52.36°, with 87.71% saturation and 64.9% 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 15.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 3.28.

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Relative luminance0.7323

Complementary

  1. #f4e057
  2. #576bf4

Split complementary

  1. #f4e057
  2. #57b9f4
  3. #9257f4

Analogous

  1. #f49257
  2. #f4e057
  3. #b9f457

Triadic

  1. #f4e057
  2. #57f4e0
  3. #e057f4

Tetradic

  1. #f4e057
  2. #6bf457
  3. #576bf4
  4. #e057f4

Square

  1. #f4e057
  2. #57f492
  3. #576bf4
  4. #f457b9

Monochromatic

  1. #a7930b
  2. #efd210
  3. #f4e057
  4. #f9ed9f
  5. #fdfae7

Shades

#f4e057 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f4e057
  2. #dcca4e
  3. #c3b346
  4. #ab9d3d
  5. #928634
  6. #7a702c
  7. #625a23
  8. #49431a
  9. #312d11
  10. #181609
  11. #000000

Tints

#f4e057 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f4e057
  2. #f5e368
  3. #f6e679
  4. #f7e989
  5. #f8ec9a
  6. #faf0ab
  7. #fbf3bc
  8. #fcf6cd
  9. #fdf9dd
  10. #fefcee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f4e057 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f4e057
  2. #e8d65b
  3. #ddcd5f
  4. #d1c363
  5. #c6ba67
  6. #bab06c
  7. #aea670
  8. #a39d74
  9. #979378
  10. #8c8a7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dedede ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e7dfb8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f4da46 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fae25f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffd1c3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f4dc4d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f7e15c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffd7a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f4e057 {
  color: #f4e057;
}
Background
.bg-f4e057 {
  background-color: #f4e057;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f4e057 {
  border: 2px solid #f4e057;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f4e057;
  --color-primary-rgb: 244 224 87;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 88% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f4e057 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f4e057, #b9f457);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f4e057 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(244 224 87 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.28 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 3.60 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 3.76 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 4.26 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.67 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.13 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 5.35 #0b1fa8 Inverted #dedede Grayscale 

Dandelion
#f4e057  rgb(244, 224, 87)  hsl(52, 88%, 65%)  Dandelion
#576bf4  rgb(87, 107, 244)  hsl(232, 88%, 65%)  Ultramarine Blue
#57f4e0  rgb(87, 244, 224)  hsl(172, 88%, 65%)  Turquoise Blue
#e057f4  rgb(224, 87, 244)  hsl(292, 88%, 65%)  Heliotrope