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#FFE243

#ffe243 ≈ Banana Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ffe243 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 88.63% green and 26.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 11.37% magenta, 73.73% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 50.74°, with 100% saturation and 63.14% 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 16.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Banana Yellow (#ffe135), ΔE 0.93.

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Relative luminance0.7606

Complementary

  1. #ffe243
  2. #4360ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffe243
  2. #43beff
  3. #8443ff

Analogous

  1. #ff8443
  2. #ffe243
  3. #beff43

Triadic

  1. #ffe243
  2. #43ffe2
  3. #e243ff

Tetradic

  1. #ffe243
  2. #60ff43
  3. #4360ff
  4. #e243ff

Square

  1. #ffe243
  2. #43ff84
  3. #4360ff
  4. #ff43be

Monochromatic

  1. #a98f00
  2. #f6d000
  3. #ffe243
  4. #ffee90
  5. #fffadc

Shades

#ffe243 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffe243
  2. #e6cb3c
  3. #ccb536
  4. #b39e2f
  5. #998828
  6. #807122
  7. #665a1b
  8. #4d4414
  9. #332d0d
  10. #1a1707
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffe243 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffe243
  2. #ffe556
  3. #ffe869
  4. #ffeb7b
  5. #ffee8e
  6. #fff1a1
  7. #fff3b4
  8. #fff6c7
  9. #fff9d9
  10. #fffcec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffe243 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffe243
  2. #f2d849
  3. #e6ce4f
  4. #d9c555
  5. #ccbb5b
  6. #c0b162
  7. #b3a768
  8. #a69d6e
  9. #999474
  10. #8d8a7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e2e2e2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #eee2b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f8dc25 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffe64e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffd1c3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fbdf33 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ffe54a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffd8a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffe243 {
  color: #ffe243;
}
Background
.bg-ffe243 {
  background-color: #ffe243;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffe243 {
  border: 2px solid #ffe243;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffe243;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 226 67;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 100% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffe243 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffe243, #beff43);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffe243 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 226 67 / 0.35);
}

#ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 0.93 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 2.71 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 3.48 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.60 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 3.78 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 3.94 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 4.95 #001dbc Inverted #e2e2e2 Grayscale 

Banana Yellow
#ffe243  rgb(255, 226, 67)  hsl(51, 100%, 63%)  Banana Yellow
#4360ff  rgb(67, 96, 255)  hsl(231, 100%, 63%)  Ultramarine Blue
#43ffe2  rgb(67, 255, 226)  hsl(171, 100%, 63%)  Turquoise Blue
#e243ff  rgb(226, 67, 255)  hsl(291, 100%, 63%)  Fuchsia