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#F8EA59

#f8ea59 ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#f8ea59 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 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.65% magenta, 64.11% yellow and 2.75% black. Its hue angle is 54.72°, with 91.91% saturation and 66.08% 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 16.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 3.18.

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Relative luminance0.7952

Complementary

  1. #f8ea59
  2. #5967f8

Split complementary

  1. #f8ea59
  2. #59b6f8
  3. #9b59f8

Analogous

  1. #f89b59
  2. #f8ea59
  3. #b6f859

Triadic

  1. #f8ea59
  2. #59f8ea
  3. #ea59f8

Tetradic

  1. #f8ea59
  2. #67f859
  3. #5967f8
  4. #ea59f8

Square

  1. #f8ea59
  2. #59f89b
  3. #5967f8
  4. #f859b6

Monochromatic

  1. #b1a207
  2. #f5e110
  3. #f8ea59
  4. #fbf3a2
  5. #fefdeb

Shades

#f8ea59 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f8ea59
  2. #dfd350
  3. #c6bb47
  4. #aea43e
  5. #958c35
  6. #7c752d
  7. #635e24
  8. #4a461b
  9. #322f12
  10. #191709
  11. #000000

Tints

#f8ea59 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f8ea59
  2. #f9ec6a
  3. #f9ee7a
  4. #faf08b
  5. #fbf29b
  6. #fcf5ac
  7. #fcf7bd
  8. #fdf9cd
  9. #fefbde
  10. #fefdee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f8ea59 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f8ea59
  2. #ecdf5d
  3. #e0d561
  4. #d4ca65
  5. #c8c069
  6. #bcb56d
  7. #b0aa70
  8. #a4a074
  9. #989578
  10. #8c8b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e7e7e7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #eee8be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fee346 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffea62 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffdbcc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fbe64e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #feea5e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe1aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f8ea59 {
  color: #f8ea59;
}
Background
.bg-f8ea59 {
  background-color: #f8ea59;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f8ea59 {
  border: 2px solid #f8ea59;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f8ea59;
  --color-primary-rgb: 248 234 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 92% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f8ea59 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f8ea59, #b6f859);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f8ea59 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(248 234 89 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.18 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 3.22 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.44 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 4.73 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 4.74 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 4.87 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 5.03 #0715a6 Inverted #e7e7e7 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#f8ea59  rgb(248, 234, 89)  hsl(55, 92%, 66%)  Dandelion
#5967f8  rgb(89, 103, 248)  hsl(235, 92%, 66%)  Ultramarine Blue
#59f8ea  rgb(89, 248, 234)  hsl(175, 92%, 66%)  Turquoise Blue
#ea59f8  rgb(234, 89, 248)  hsl(295, 92%, 66%)  Heliotrope