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#F4E856

#f4e856 ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#f4e856 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 95.69% red, 90.98% green and 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.92% magenta, 64.75% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 55.44°, with 87.78% saturation and 64.71% 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 16.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 2.93.

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Web safe#ffff66
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Relative luminance0.7762

Complementary

  1. #f4e856
  2. #5662f4

Split complementary

  1. #f4e856
  2. #56b1f4
  3. #9956f4

Analogous

  1. #f49956
  2. #f4e856
  3. #b1f456

Triadic

  1. #f4e856
  2. #56f4e8
  3. #e856f4

Tetradic

  1. #f4e856
  2. #62f456
  3. #5662f4
  4. #e856f4

Square

  1. #f4e856
  2. #56f499
  3. #5662f4
  4. #f456b1

Monochromatic

  1. #a69a0b
  2. #eedd0f
  3. #f4e856
  4. #f9f29e
  5. #fdfce6

Shades

#f4e856 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f4e856
  2. #dcd14d
  3. #c3ba45
  4. #aba23c
  5. #928b34
  6. #7a742b
  7. #625d22
  8. #49461a
  9. #312e11
  10. #181709
  11. #000000

Tints

#f4e856 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f4e856
  2. #f5ea67
  3. #f6ed78
  4. #f7ef89
  5. #f8f19a
  6. #faf4ab
  7. #fbf6bb
  8. #fcf8cc
  9. #fdfadd
  10. #fefdee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f4e856 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f4e856
  2. #e8de5a
  3. #ddd35e
  4. #d1c963
  5. #c6be67
  6. #bab46b
  7. #aeaa6f
  8. #a39f73
  9. #979578
  10. #8c8a7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e4e4e4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ebe6bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fbe043 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffe75f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffd9ca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f8e34b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fbe85b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffdfa8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f4e856 {
  color: #f4e856;
}
Background
.bg-f4e856 {
  background-color: #f4e856;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f4e856 {
  border: 2px solid #f4e856;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f4e856;
  --color-primary-rgb: 244 232 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 88% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f4e856 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f4e856, #b1f456);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f4e856 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(244 232 86 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 2.93 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 3.35 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.18 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 4.85 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 4.99 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 5.03 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 5.15 #0b17a9 Inverted #e4e4e4 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#f4e856  rgb(244, 232, 86)  hsl(55, 88%, 65%)  Dandelion
#5662f4  rgb(86, 98, 244)  hsl(235, 88%, 65%)  Ultramarine Blue
#56f4e8  rgb(86, 244, 232)  hsl(175, 88%, 65%)  Turquoise Blue
#e856f4  rgb(232, 86, 244)  hsl(295, 88%, 65%)  Fuchsia