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#F4E149

#f4e149 ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#f4e149 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 95.69% red, 88.24% green and 28.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.79% magenta, 70.08% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 53.33°, with 88.6% saturation and 62.16% 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 15.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 1.94.

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Relative luminance0.7356

Complementary

  1. #f4e149
  2. #495cf4

Split complementary

  1. #f4e149
  2. #49b2f4
  3. #8c49f4

Analogous

  1. #f48c49
  2. #f4e149
  3. #b2f449

Triadic

  1. #f4e149
  2. #49f4e1
  3. #e149f4

Tetradic

  1. #f4e149
  2. #5cf449
  3. #495cf4
  4. #e149f4

Square

  1. #f4e149
  2. #49f48c
  3. #495cf4
  4. #f449b2

Monochromatic

  1. #9b8b09
  2. #e3cb0e
  3. #f4e149
  4. #f8ed91
  5. #fdf9d9

Shades

#f4e149 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f4e149
  2. #dccb42
  3. #c3b43a
  4. #ab9e33
  5. #92872c
  6. #7a7125
  7. #625a1d
  8. #494416
  9. #312d0f
  10. #181707
  11. #000000

Tints

#f4e149 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f4e149
  2. #f5e45b
  3. #f6e76d
  4. #f7ea80
  5. #f8ed92
  6. #faf0a4
  7. #fbf3b6
  8. #fcf6c8
  9. #fdf9db
  10. #fefced
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f4e149 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f4e149
  2. #e8d74f
  3. #ddce54
  4. #d1c45a
  5. #c6ba5f
  6. #bab165
  7. #aea76a
  8. #a39d70
  9. #979375
  10. #8c8a7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dfdfdf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e8e0b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f5da31 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fbe253 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffd1c3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f5dd3c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f8e24f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffd8a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f4e149 {
  color: #f4e149;
}
Background
.bg-f4e149 {
  background-color: #f4e149;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f4e149 {
  border: 2px solid #f4e149;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f4e149;
  --color-primary-rgb: 244 225 73;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 89% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f4e149 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f4e149, #b2f449);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f4e149 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(244 225 73 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 1.94 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 3.09 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.15 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 4.47 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.48 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 4.52 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 4.73 #0b1eb6 Inverted #dfdfdf Grayscale 

Dandelion
#f4e149  rgb(244, 225, 73)  hsl(53, 89%, 62%)  Dandelion
#495cf4  rgb(73, 92, 244)  hsl(233, 89%, 62%)  Ultramarine Blue
#49f4e1  rgb(73, 244, 225)  hsl(173, 89%, 62%)  Turquoise Blue
#e149f4  rgb(225, 73, 244)  hsl(293, 89%, 62%)  Fuchsia