ColorTool
Log in
#FFE321

#ffe321 ≈ Banana Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#ffe321 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 89.02% green and 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.98% magenta, 87.06% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 52.43°, with 100% saturation and 56.47% 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 16.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Banana Yellow (#ffe135), ΔE 1.28.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#ffcc33
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.7631

Complementary

  1. #ffe321
  2. #213dff

Split complementary

  1. #ffe321
  2. #21acff
  3. #7421ff

Analogous

  1. #ff7421
  2. #ffe321
  3. #acff21

Triadic

  1. #ffe321
  2. #21ffe3
  3. #e321ff

Tetradic

  1. #ffe321
  2. #3dff21
  3. #213dff
  4. #e321ff

Square

  1. #ffe321
  2. #21ff74
  3. #213dff
  4. #ff21ac

Monochromatic

  1. #877600
  2. #d3b900
  3. #ffe321
  4. #ffed6d
  5. #fff6ba

Shades

#ffe321 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffe321
  2. #e6cc1e
  3. #ccb61a
  4. #b39f17
  5. #998814
  6. #807211
  7. #665b0d
  8. #4d440a
  9. #332d07
  10. #1a1703
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffe321 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffe321
  2. #ffe637
  3. #ffe94d
  4. #ffeb64
  5. #ffee7a
  6. #fff190
  7. #fff4a6
  8. #fff7bc
  9. #fff9d3
  10. #fffce9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffe321 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffe321
  2. #f2d92b
  3. #e6cf34
  4. #d9c53e
  5. #ccbb47
  6. #c0b251
  7. #b3a85a
  8. #a69e64
  9. #99946d
  10. #8d8a77
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e2e2e2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #eee3b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fadd00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffe735 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffd1c2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fcdf00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ffe52e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffd99c ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-ffe321 {
  color: #ffe321;
}
Background
.bg-ffe321 {
  background-color: #ffe321;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffe321 {
  border: 2px solid #ffe321;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffe321;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 227 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 100% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffe321 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffe321, #acff21);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffe321 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 227 33 / 0.35);
}

#ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 1.28 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 1.34 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.34 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 3.69 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 3.69 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 3.71 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.57 #001cde Inverted #e2e2e2 Grayscale 

Banana Yellow
#ffe321  rgb(255, 227, 33)  hsl(52, 100%, 56%)  Banana Yellow
#213dff  rgb(33, 61, 255)  hsl(232, 100%, 56%)  Han Purple
#21ffe3  rgb(33, 255, 227)  hsl(172, 100%, 56%)  Turquoise Blue
#e321ff  rgb(227, 33, 255)  hsl(292, 100%, 56%)  Fuchsia