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#FFE855

#ffe855 ≈ Banana Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ffe855 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 90.98% green and 33.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.02% magenta, 66.67% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 51.88°, with 100% saturation and 66.67% 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 16.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Banana Yellow (#ffe135), ΔE 2.88.

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Relative luminance0.7963

Complementary

  1. #ffe855
  2. #556cff

Split complementary

  1. #ffe855
  2. #55c1ff
  3. #9355ff

Analogous

  1. #ff9355
  2. #ffe855
  3. #c1ff55

Triadic

  1. #ffe855
  2. #55ffe8
  3. #e855ff

Tetradic

  1. #ffe855
  2. #6cff55
  3. #556cff
  4. #e855ff

Square

  1. #ffe855
  2. #55ff93
  3. #556cff
  4. #ff55c1

Monochromatic

  1. #bba200
  2. #ffde09
  3. #ffe855
  4. #fff2a2
  5. #fffceb

Shades

#ffe855 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffe855
  2. #e6d14d
  3. #ccba44
  4. #b3a23c
  5. #998b33
  6. #80742b
  7. #665d22
  8. #4d461a
  9. #332e11
  10. #1a1709
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffe855 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffe855
  2. #ffea66
  3. #ffed77
  4. #ffef88
  5. #fff199
  6. #fff4aa
  7. #fff6bb
  8. #fff8cc
  9. #fffadd
  10. #fffdee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffe855 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffe855
  2. #f2de59
  3. #e6d35e
  4. #d9c962
  5. #ccbe66
  6. #c0b46b
  7. #b3aa6f
  8. #a69f73
  9. #999577
  10. #8d8a7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e7e7e7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f1e7be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fde241 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffeb5e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffd8ca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fee44a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ffea5a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffdfa8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffe855 {
  color: #ffe855;
}
Background
.bg-ffe855 {
  background-color: #ffe855;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffe855 {
  border: 2px solid #ffe855;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffe855;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 232 85;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 100% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffe855 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffe855, #c1ff55);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffe855 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 232 85 / 0.35);
}

#ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 2.88 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.39 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 4.33 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 4.47 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 4.53 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 4.74 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 4.77 #0017aa Inverted #e7e7e7 Grayscale 

Banana Yellow
#ffe855  rgb(255, 232, 85)  hsl(52, 100%, 67%)  Banana Yellow
#556cff  rgb(85, 108, 255)  hsl(232, 100%, 67%)  Ultramarine Blue
#55ffe8  rgb(85, 255, 232)  hsl(172, 100%, 67%)  Turquoise Blue
#e855ff  rgb(232, 85, 255)  hsl(292, 100%, 67%)  Heliotrope