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#F5E460

#f5e460 ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#f5e460 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 96.08% red, 89.41% green and 37.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.94% magenta, 60.82% yellow and 3.92% black. Its hue angle is 53.15°, with 88.17% saturation and 66.86% 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 16.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 3.77.

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Relative luminance0.7574

Complementary

  1. #f5e460
  2. #6071f5

Split complementary

  1. #f5e460
  2. #60bcf5
  3. #9960f5

Analogous

  1. #f59960
  2. #f5e460
  3. #bcf560

Triadic

  1. #f5e460
  2. #60f5e4
  3. #e460f5

Tetradic

  1. #f5e460
  2. #71f560
  3. #6071f5
  4. #e460f5

Square

  1. #f5e460
  2. #60f599
  3. #6071f5
  4. #f560bc

Monochromatic

  1. #b19e0b
  2. #f0d818
  3. #f5e460
  4. #faf0a8
  5. #fefcec

Shades

#f5e460 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f5e460
  2. #ddcd56
  3. #c4b64d
  4. #aca043
  5. #93893a
  6. #7b7230
  7. #625b26
  8. #4a441d
  9. #312e13
  10. #19170a
  11. #000000

Tints

#f5e460 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f5e460
  2. #f6e770
  3. #f7e980
  4. #f8ec90
  5. #f9efa0
  6. #faf2b0
  7. #fbf4bf
  8. #fcf7cf
  9. #fdfadf
  10. #fefcef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f5e460 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f5e460
  2. #e9da63
  3. #ded066
  4. #d2c66a
  5. #c6bc6d
  6. #bbb270
  7. #afa873
  8. #a39e76
  9. #97947a
  10. #8c8a7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e2e2e2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #eae3bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f7dd51 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fce567 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffd5c8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f6e057 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f9e564 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffdba8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f5e460 {
  color: #f5e460;
}
Background
.bg-f5e460 {
  background-color: #f5e460;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f5e460 {
  border: 2px solid #f5e460;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f5e460;
  --color-primary-rgb: 245 228 96;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 88% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f5e460 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f5e460, #bcf560);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f5e460 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(245 228 96 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.77 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.31 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 4.37 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 4.66 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 4.86 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 5.11 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.29 #0a1b9f Inverted #e2e2e2 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#f5e460  rgb(245, 228, 96)  hsl(53, 88%, 67%)  Dandelion
#6071f5  rgb(96, 113, 245)  hsl(233, 88%, 67%)  Ultramarine Blue
#60f5e4  rgb(96, 245, 228)  hsl(173, 88%, 67%)  Turquoise Blue
#e460f5  rgb(228, 96, 245)  hsl(293, 88%, 67%)  Heliotrope