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#F5E850

#f5e850 ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#f5e850 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 96.08% red, 90.98% green and 31.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.31% magenta, 67.35% yellow and 3.92% black. Its hue angle is 55.27°, with 89.19% saturation and 63.73% 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 16.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 2.44.

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Relative luminance0.777

Complementary

  1. #f5e850
  2. #505df5

Split complementary

  1. #f5e850
  2. #50b0f5
  3. #9650f5

Analogous

  1. #f59650
  2. #f5e850
  3. #b0f550

Triadic

  1. #f5e850
  2. #50f5e8
  3. #e850f5

Tetradic

  1. #f5e850
  2. #5df550
  3. #505df5
  4. #e850f5

Square

  1. #f5e850
  2. #50f596
  3. #505df5
  4. #f550b0

Monochromatic

  1. #a39709
  2. #ebda0d
  3. #f5e850
  4. #f9f298
  5. #fdfbe1

Shades

#f5e850 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f5e850
  2. #ddd148
  3. #c4ba40
  4. #aca238
  5. #938b30
  6. #7b7428
  7. #625d20
  8. #4a4618
  9. #312e10
  10. #191708
  11. #000000

Tints

#f5e850 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f5e850
  2. #f6ea62
  3. #f7ed73
  4. #f8ef85
  5. #f9f196
  6. #faf4a8
  7. #fbf6b9
  8. #fcf8cb
  9. #fdfadc
  10. #fefdee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f5e850 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f5e850
  2. #e9de55
  3. #ded35a
  4. #d2c95e
  5. #c6be63
  6. #bbb468
  7. #afaa6d
  8. #a39f72
  9. #979576
  10. #8c8a7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e4e4e4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ebe6bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fce03a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffe75a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffd9c9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f9e344 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fce856 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffdfa7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f5e850 {
  color: #f5e850;
}
Background
.bg-f5e850 {
  background-color: #f5e850;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f5e850 {
  border: 2px solid #f5e850;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f5e850;
  --color-primary-rgb: 245 232 80;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 89% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f5e850 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f5e850, #b0f550);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f5e850 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(245 232 80 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 2.44 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 3.45 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.68 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 4.27 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 4.45 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 4.55 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 5.14 #0a17af Inverted #e4e4e4 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#f5e850  rgb(245, 232, 80)  hsl(55, 89%, 64%)  Dandelion
#505df5  rgb(80, 93, 245)  hsl(235, 89%, 64%)  Ultramarine Blue
#50f5e8  rgb(80, 245, 232)  hsl(175, 89%, 64%)  Turquoise Blue
#e850f5  rgb(232, 80, 245)  hsl(295, 89%, 64%)  Fuchsia