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#F8EA4E

#f8ea4e ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#f8ea4e is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 97.25% red, 91.76% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.65% magenta, 68.55% yellow and 2.75% black. Its hue angle is 55.06°, with 92.39% saturation and 63.92% 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 16.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 2.48.

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Relative luminance0.7935

Complementary

  1. #f8ea4e
  2. #4e5cf8

Split complementary

  1. #f8ea4e
  2. #4eb1f8
  3. #954ef8

Analogous

  1. #f8954e
  2. #f8ea4e
  3. #b1f84e

Triadic

  1. #f8ea4e
  2. #4ef8ea
  3. #ea4ef8

Tetradic

  1. #f8ea4e
  2. #5cf84e
  3. #4e5cf8
  4. #ea4ef8

Square

  1. #f8ea4e
  2. #4ef895
  3. #4e5cf8
  4. #f84eb1

Monochromatic

  1. #a69907
  2. #f0dd09
  3. #f8ea4e
  4. #fbf398
  5. #fefbe1

Shades

#f8ea4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f8ea4e
  2. #dfd346
  3. #c6bb3e
  4. #aea437
  5. #958c2f
  6. #7c7527
  7. #635e1f
  8. #4a4617
  9. #322f10
  10. #191708
  11. #000000

Tints

#f8ea4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f8ea4e
  2. #f9ec60
  3. #f9ee71
  4. #faf083
  5. #fbf295
  6. #fcf5a7
  7. #fcf7b8
  8. #fdf9ca
  9. #fefbdc
  10. #fefded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f8ea4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f8ea4e
  2. #ecdf53
  3. #e0d558
  4. #d4ca5d
  5. #c8c062
  6. #bcb567
  7. #b0aa6c
  8. #a4a071
  9. #989576
  10. #8c8b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e6e6e6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #eee8bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fee236 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffea58 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffdacb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fce541 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ffea54 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe1a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f8ea4e {
  color: #f8ea4e;
}
Background
.bg-f8ea4e {
  background-color: #f8ea4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f8ea4e {
  border: 2px solid #f8ea4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f8ea4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 248 234 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 92% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f8ea4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f8ea4e, #b1f84e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f8ea4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(248 234 78 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 2.48 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 3.27 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.54 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 3.79 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 3.94 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 4.33 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 4.65 #0715b1 Inverted #e6e6e6 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#f8ea4e  rgb(248, 234, 78)  hsl(55, 92%, 64%)  Dandelion
#4e5cf8  rgb(78, 92, 248)  hsl(235, 92%, 64%)  Ultramarine Blue
#4ef8ea  rgb(78, 248, 234)  hsl(175, 92%, 64%)  Turquoise Blue
#ea4ef8  rgb(234, 78, 248)  hsl(295, 92%, 64%)  Fuchsia