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#F5EF5E

#f5ef5e ≈ Icterine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#f5ef5e is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 96.08% red, 93.73% green and 36.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.45% magenta, 61.63% yellow and 3.92% black. Its hue angle is 57.62°, with 88.3% saturation and 66.47% 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 17.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Icterine (#fcf75e), ΔE 1.76.

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Web safe#ffff66
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Relative luminance0.8195

Complementary

  1. #f5ef5e
  2. #5e64f5

Split complementary

  1. #f5ef5e
  2. #5eaff5
  3. #a45ef5

Analogous

  1. #f5a45e
  2. #f5ef5e
  3. #aff55e

Triadic

  1. #f5ef5e
  2. #5ef5ef
  3. #ef5ef5

Tetradic

  1. #f5ef5e
  2. #64f55e
  3. #5e64f5
  4. #ef5ef5

Square

  1. #f5ef5e
  2. #5ef5a4
  3. #5e64f5
  4. #f55eaf

Monochromatic

  1. #afa90b
  2. #f1e816
  3. #f5ef5e
  4. #f9f6a6
  5. #fefdec

Shades

#f5ef5e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f5ef5e
  2. #ddd755
  3. #c4bf4b
  4. #aca742
  5. #938f38
  6. #7b782f
  7. #626026
  8. #4a481c
  9. #313013
  10. #191809
  11. #000000

Tints

#f5ef5e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f5ef5e
  2. #f6f16e
  3. #f7f27e
  4. #f8f48e
  5. #f9f59e
  6. #faf7af
  7. #fbf9bf
  8. #fcfacf
  9. #fdfcdf
  10. #fefdef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f5ef5e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f5ef5e
  2. #e9e461
  3. #ded965
  4. #d2ce68
  5. #c6c36c
  6. #bbb86f
  7. #afac72
  8. #a3a176
  9. #979679
  10. #8c8b7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #eaeaea ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #eeecc2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe64c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffec67 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffe0d1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fdea54 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ffed63 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe6ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f5ef5e {
  color: #f5ef5e;
}
Background
.bg-f5ef5e {
  background-color: #f5ef5e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f5ef5e {
  border: 2px solid #f5ef5e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f5ef5e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 245 239 94;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 88% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f5ef5e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f5ef5e, #aff55e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f5ef5e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(245 239 94 / 0.35);
}

#fcf75e Icterine ΔE 1.76 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 3.37 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.48 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.88 #ffff31 Daffodil ΔE 5.23 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 5.43 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 5.50 #0a10a1 Inverted #eaeaea Grayscale 

Icterine
#f5ef5e  rgb(245, 239, 94)  hsl(58, 88%, 66%)  Icterine
#5e64f5  rgb(94, 100, 245)  hsl(238, 88%, 66%)  Ultramarine Blue
#5ef5ef  rgb(94, 245, 239)  hsl(178, 88%, 66%)  Aqua
#ef5ef5  rgb(239, 94, 245)  hsl(298, 88%, 66%)  Heliotrope