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#FFE215

#ffe215 ≈ Golden Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ffe215 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 88.63% green and 8.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 11.37% magenta, 91.76% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 52.56°, with 100% saturation and 54.12% 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 16.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Golden Yellow (#ffdf00), ΔE 0.94.

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Web safe#ffcc00
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Relative luminance0.7571

Complementary

  1. #ffe215
  2. #1532ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffe215
  2. #15a7ff
  3. #6d15ff

Analogous

  1. #ff6d15
  2. #ffe215
  3. #a7ff15

Triadic

  1. #ffe215
  2. #15ffe2
  3. #e215ff

Tetradic

  1. #ffe215
  2. #32ff15
  3. #1532ff
  4. #e215ff

Square

  1. #ffe215
  2. #15ff6d
  3. #1532ff
  4. #ff15a7

Monochromatic

  1. #7b6c00
  2. #c8af00
  3. #ffe215
  4. #ffeb62
  5. #fff5ae

Shades

#ffe215 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffe215
  2. #e6cb13
  3. #ccb511
  4. #b39e0f
  5. #99880d
  6. #80710b
  7. #665a08
  8. #4d4406
  9. #332d04
  10. #1a1702
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffe215 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffe215
  2. #ffe52c
  3. #ffe844
  4. #ffeb5b
  5. #ffee73
  6. #fff18a
  7. #fff3a1
  8. #fff6b9
  9. #fff9d0
  10. #fffce8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffe215 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffe215
  2. #f2d820
  3. #e6ce2a
  4. #d9c535
  5. #ccbb40
  6. #c0b14b
  7. #b3a755
  8. #a69d60
  9. #99946b
  10. #8d8a75
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e2e2e2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #eee2b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f9dc00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffe62f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffd0c1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fcde00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ffe427 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffd79a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffe215 {
  color: #ffe215;
}
Background
.bg-ffe215 {
  background-color: #ffe215;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffe215 {
  border: 2px solid #ffe215;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffe215;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 226 21;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 100% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffe215 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffe215, #a7ff15);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffe215 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 226 21 / 0.35);
}

#ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 0.94 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 1.48 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 3.40 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.63 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 3.89 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 3.91 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 4.69 #001dea Inverted #e2e2e2 Grayscale 

Golden Yellow
#ffe215  rgb(255, 226, 21)  hsl(53, 100%, 54%)  Golden Yellow
#1532ff  rgb(21, 50, 255)  hsl(233, 100%, 54%)  Han Purple
#15ffe2  rgb(21, 255, 226)  hsl(173, 100%, 54%)  Turquoise Blue
#e215ff  rgb(226, 21, 255)  hsl(293, 100%, 54%)  Fuchsia