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#FFE232

#ffe232 ≈ Banana Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ffe232 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 19.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 11.37% magenta, 80.39% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 51.51°, with 100% saturation and 59.8% 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 16.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Banana Yellow (#ffe135), ΔE 0.4.

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Relative luminance0.7588

Complementary

  1. #ffe232
  2. #324fff

Split complementary

  1. #ffe232
  2. #32b6ff
  3. #7b32ff

Analogous

  1. #ff7b32
  2. #ffe232
  3. #b6ff32

Triadic

  1. #ffe232
  2. #32ffe2
  3. #e232ff

Tetradic

  1. #ffe232
  2. #4fff32
  3. #324fff
  4. #e232ff

Square

  1. #ffe232
  2. #32ff7b
  3. #324fff
  4. #ff32b6

Monochromatic

  1. #988200
  2. #e4c400
  3. #ffe232
  4. #ffed7e
  5. #fff8cb

Shades

#ffe232 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffe232
  2. #e6cb2d
  3. #ccb528
  4. #b39e23
  5. #99881e
  6. #807119
  7. #665a14
  8. #4d440f
  9. #332d0a
  10. #1a1705
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffe232 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffe232
  2. #ffe547
  3. #ffe85b
  4. #ffeb70
  5. #ffee84
  6. #fff199
  7. #fff3ad
  8. #fff6c2
  9. #fff9d6
  10. #fffceb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffe232 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffe232
  2. #f2d83a
  3. #e6ce42
  4. #d9c549
  5. #ccbb51
  6. #c0b159
  7. #b3a761
  8. #a69d69
  9. #999470
  10. #8d8a78
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e2e2e2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #eee2b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f9dc00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffe640 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffd1c2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fbde17 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ffe53b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffd89d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffe232 {
  color: #ffe232;
}
Background
.bg-ffe232 {
  background-color: #ffe232;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffe232 {
  border: 2px solid #ffe232;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffe232;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 226 50;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 100% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffe232 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffe232, #b6ff32);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffe232 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 226 50 / 0.35);
}

#ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 0.40 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 1.70 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.40 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 3.51 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 4.34 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 4.34 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 4.38 #001dcd Inverted #e2e2e2 Grayscale 

Banana Yellow
#ffe232  rgb(255, 226, 50)  hsl(52, 100%, 60%)  Banana Yellow
#324fff  rgb(50, 79, 255)  hsl(232, 100%, 60%)  Majorelle Blue
#32ffe2  rgb(50, 255, 226)  hsl(172, 100%, 60%)  Turquoise Blue
#e232ff  rgb(226, 50, 255)  hsl(292, 100%, 60%)  Fuchsia