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#F4EF49

#f4ef49 ≈ Icterine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#f4ef49 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 95.69% red, 93.73% green and 28.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.05% magenta, 70.08% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 58.25°, 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 17.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Icterine (#fcf75e), ΔE 2.05.

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Web safe#ffff33
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Relative luminance0.8145

Complementary

  1. #f4ef49
  2. #494ef4

Split complementary

  1. #f4ef49
  2. #49a3f4
  3. #9a49f4

Analogous

  1. #f49a49
  2. #f4ef49
  3. #a3f449

Triadic

  1. #f4ef49
  2. #49f4ef
  3. #ef49f4

Tetradic

  1. #f4ef49
  2. #4ef449
  3. #494ef4
  4. #ef49f4

Square

  1. #f4ef49
  2. #49f49a
  3. #494ef4
  4. #f449a3

Monochromatic

  1. #9b9609
  2. #e3dd0e
  3. #f4ef49
  4. #f8f591
  5. #fdfcd9

Shades

#f4ef49 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f4ef49
  2. #dcd742
  3. #c3bf3a
  4. #aba733
  5. #928f2c
  6. #7a7825
  7. #62601d
  8. #494816
  9. #31300f
  10. #181807
  11. #000000

Tints

#f4ef49 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f4ef49
  2. #f5f15b
  3. #f6f26d
  4. #f7f480
  5. #f8f592
  6. #faf7a4
  7. #fbf9b6
  8. #fcfac8
  9. #fdfcdb
  10. #fefded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f4ef49 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f4ef49
  2. #e8e44f
  3. #ddd954
  4. #d1ce5a
  5. #c6c35f
  6. #bab865
  7. #aeac6a
  8. #a3a170
  9. #979675
  10. #8c8b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e9e9e9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #edebbe ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe62c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffec55 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffe0cf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fde93a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ffed50 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe6aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f4ef49 {
  color: #f4ef49;
}
Background
.bg-f4ef49 {
  background-color: #f4ef49;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f4ef49 {
  border: 2px solid #f4ef49;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f4ef49;
  --color-primary-rgb: 244 239 73;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 89% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f4ef49 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f4ef49, #a3f449);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f4ef49 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(244 239 73 / 0.35);
}

#fcf75e Icterine ΔE 2.05 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.35 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 3.64 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.70 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 3.93 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 3.96 #ffff31 Daffodil ΔE 3.97 #0b10b6 Inverted #e9e9e9 Grayscale 

Icterine
#f4ef49  rgb(244, 239, 73)  hsl(58, 89%, 62%)  Icterine
#494ef4  rgb(73, 78, 244)  hsl(238, 89%, 62%)  Majorelle Blue
#49f4ef  rgb(73, 244, 239)  hsl(178, 89%, 62%)  Aqua
#ef49f4  rgb(239, 73, 244)  hsl(298, 89%, 62%)  Fuchsia