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#F9EC4E

#f9ec4e ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#f9ec4e is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 97.65% red, 92.55% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.22% magenta, 68.67% yellow and 2.35% black. Its hue angle is 55.44°, with 93.44% saturation and 64.12% 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 17.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 2.76.

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Relative luminance0.8068

Complementary

  1. #f9ec4e
  2. #4e5bf9

Split complementary

  1. #f9ec4e
  2. #4eb1f9
  3. #974ef9

Analogous

  1. #f9974e
  2. #f9ec4e
  3. #b1f94e

Triadic

  1. #f9ec4e
  2. #4ef9ec
  3. #ec4ef9

Tetradic

  1. #f9ec4e
  2. #5bf94e
  3. #4e5bf9
  4. #ec4ef9

Square

  1. #f9ec4e
  2. #4ef997
  3. #4e5bf9
  4. #f94eb1

Monochromatic

  1. #a89c06
  2. #f2e108
  3. #f9ec4e
  4. #fcf498
  5. #fefce2

Shades

#f9ec4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f9ec4e
  2. #e0d446
  3. #c7bd3e
  4. #aea537
  5. #958e2f
  6. #7d7627
  7. #645e1f
  8. #4b4717
  9. #322f10
  10. #191808
  11. #000000

Tints

#f9ec4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f9ec4e
  2. #faee60
  3. #faf071
  4. #fbf283
  5. #fbf495
  6. #fcf6a7
  7. #fdf7b8
  8. #fdf9ca
  9. #fefbdc
  10. #fefded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f9ec4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f9ec4e
  2. #ede153
  3. #e1d658
  4. #d5cc5d
  5. #c9c162
  6. #bdb667
  7. #b0ab6c
  8. #a4a071
  9. #989676
  10. #8c8b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e8e8e8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #efeabe ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe435 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffeb58 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffdccd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fde741 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ffec54 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe3a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f9ec4e {
  color: #f9ec4e;
}
Background
.bg-f9ec4e {
  background-color: #f9ec4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f9ec4e {
  border: 2px solid #f9ec4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f9ec4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 249 236 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 93% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f9ec4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f9ec4e, #b1f94e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f9ec4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(249 236 78 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 2.76 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 2.86 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.51 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 3.63 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 3.77 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 4.31 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 4.45 #0613b1 Inverted #e8e8e8 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#f9ec4e  rgb(249, 236, 78)  hsl(55, 93%, 64%)  Dandelion
#4e5bf9  rgb(78, 91, 249)  hsl(235, 93%, 64%)  Ultramarine Blue
#4ef9ec  rgb(78, 249, 236)  hsl(175, 93%, 64%)  Turquoise Blue
#ec4ef9  rgb(236, 78, 249)  hsl(295, 93%, 64%)  Fuchsia