ColorTool
Log in
#FFE52F

#ffe52f ≈ Banana Yellow

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

#ffe52f is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 89.8% green and 18.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.2% magenta, 81.57% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 52.5°, with 100% saturation and 59.22% 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 16.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Banana Yellow (#ffe135), ΔE 1.36.

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 luminance0.775

Complementary

  1. #ffe52f
  2. #2f49ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffe52f
  2. #2fb1ff
  3. #7d2fff

Analogous

  1. #ff7d2f
  2. #ffe52f
  3. #b1ff2f

Triadic

  1. #ffe52f
  2. #2fffe5
  3. #e52fff

Tetradic

  1. #ffe52f
  2. #49ff2f
  3. #2f49ff
  4. #e52fff

Square

  1. #ffe52f
  2. #2fff7d
  3. #2f49ff
  4. #ff2fb1

Monochromatic

  1. #958200
  2. #e2c500
  3. #ffe52f
  4. #ffef7c
  5. #fff8c8

Shades

#ffe52f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffe52f
  2. #e6ce2a
  3. #ccb726
  4. #b3a021
  5. #99891c
  6. #807318
  7. #665c13
  8. #4d450e
  9. #332e09
  10. #1a1705
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffe52f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffe52f
  2. #ffe844
  3. #ffea59
  4. #ffed6d
  5. #ffef82
  6. #fff297
  7. #fff5ac
  8. #fff7c1
  9. #fffad5
  10. #fffcea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffe52f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffe52f
  2. #f2db37
  3. #e6d13f
  4. #d9c747
  5. #ccbd4f
  6. #c0b358
  7. #b3a860
  8. #a69e68
  9. #999470
  10. #8d8a78
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e4e4e4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #efe4b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fcde00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffe83f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffd4c4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fde10e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ffe739 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffdb9f ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-ffe52f {
  color: #ffe52f;
}
Background
.bg-ffe52f {
  background-color: #ffe52f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffe52f {
  border: 2px solid #ffe52f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffe52f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 229 47;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 100% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffe52f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffe52f, #b1ff2f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffe52f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 229 47 / 0.35);
}

#ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 1.36 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 2.13 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 2.91 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 3.38 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 3.38 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.23 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 4.34 #001ad0 Inverted #e4e4e4 Grayscale 

Banana Yellow
#ffe52f  rgb(255, 229, 47)  hsl(53, 100%, 59%)  Banana Yellow
#2f49ff  rgb(47, 73, 255)  hsl(233, 100%, 59%)  Majorelle Blue
#2fffe5  rgb(47, 255, 229)  hsl(173, 100%, 59%)  Turquoise Blue
#e52fff  rgb(229, 47, 255)  hsl(293, 100%, 59%)  Fuchsia