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#FFE23B

#ffe23b ≈ Banana Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ffe23b 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 23.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 11.37% magenta, 76.86% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 51.12°, with 100% saturation and 61.57% 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 16.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Banana Yellow (#ffe135), ΔE 0.44.

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Relative luminance0.7597

Complementary

  1. #ffe23b
  2. #3b58ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffe23b
  2. #3bbaff
  3. #803bff

Analogous

  1. #ff803b
  2. #ffe23b
  3. #baff3b

Triadic

  1. #ffe23b
  2. #3bffe2
  3. #e23bff

Tetradic

  1. #ffe23b
  2. #58ff3b
  3. #3b58ff
  4. #e23bff

Square

  1. #ffe23b
  2. #3bff80
  3. #3b58ff
  4. #ff3bba

Monochromatic

  1. #a18900
  2. #eeca00
  3. #ffe23b
  4. #ffed88
  5. #fff9d4

Shades

#ffe23b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffe23b
  2. #e6cb35
  3. #ccb52f
  4. #b39e29
  5. #998823
  6. #80711e
  7. #665a18
  8. #4d4412
  9. #332d0c
  10. #1a1706
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffe23b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffe23b
  2. #ffe54f
  3. #ffe862
  4. #ffeb76
  5. #ffee89
  6. #fff19d
  7. #fff3b1
  8. #fff6c4
  9. #fff9d8
  10. #fffceb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffe23b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffe23b
  2. #f2d842
  3. #e6ce49
  4. #d9c550
  5. #ccbb57
  6. #c0b15e
  7. #b3a764
  8. #a69d6b
  9. #999472
  10. #8d8a79
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e2e2e2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #eee2b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f9dc11 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffe647 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffd1c3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fbdf28 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ffe543 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffd89e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffe23b {
  color: #ffe23b;
}
Background
.bg-ffe23b {
  background-color: #ffe23b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffe23b {
  border: 2px solid #ffe23b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffe23b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 226 59;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 100% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffe23b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffe23b, #baff3b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffe23b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 226 59 / 0.35);
}

#ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 0.44 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 2.19 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.45 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 3.69 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 3.92 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 4.28 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 4.65 #001dc4 Inverted #e2e2e2 Grayscale 

Banana Yellow
#ffe23b  rgb(255, 226, 59)  hsl(51, 100%, 62%)  Banana Yellow
#3b58ff  rgb(59, 88, 255)  hsl(231, 100%, 62%)  Ultramarine Blue
#3bffe2  rgb(59, 255, 226)  hsl(171, 100%, 62%)  Turquoise Blue
#e23bff  rgb(226, 59, 255)  hsl(291, 100%, 62%)  Fuchsia