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#FFE915

#ffe915 ≈ Canary Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ffe915 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 91.37% green and 8.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.63% magenta, 91.76% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 54.36°, with 100% saturation and 54.12% 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 16.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Canary Yellow (#ffef00), ΔE 1.8.

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Relative luminance0.7959

Complementary

  1. #ffe915
  2. #152bff

Split complementary

  1. #ffe915
  2. #15a0ff
  3. #7415ff

Analogous

  1. #ff7415
  2. #ffe915
  3. #a0ff15

Triadic

  1. #ffe915
  2. #15ffe9
  3. #e915ff

Tetradic

  1. #ffe915
  2. #2bff15
  3. #152bff
  4. #e915ff

Square

  1. #ffe915
  2. #15ff74
  3. #152bff
  4. #ff15a0

Monochromatic

  1. #7b6f00
  2. #c8b500
  3. #ffe915
  4. #fff062
  5. #fff7ae

Shades

#ffe915 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffe915
  2. #e6d213
  3. #ccba11
  4. #b3a30f
  5. #998c0d
  6. #80750b
  7. #665d08
  8. #4d4606
  9. #332f04
  10. #1a1702
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffe915 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffe915
  2. #ffeb2c
  3. #ffed44
  4. #fff05b
  5. #fff273
  6. #fff48a
  7. #fff6a1
  8. #fff8b9
  9. #fffbd0
  10. #fffde8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffe915 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffe915
  2. #f2df20
  3. #e6d42a
  4. #d9ca35
  5. #ccbf40
  6. #c0b54b
  7. #b3aa55
  8. #a6a060
  9. #99956b
  10. #8d8b75
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e7e7e7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f1e8b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffeb31 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffd7c7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ffe400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ffea28 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffdf9f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffe915 {
  color: #ffe915;
}
Background
.bg-ffe915 {
  background-color: #ffe915;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffe915 {
  border: 2px solid #ffe915;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffe915;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 233 21;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 100% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffe915 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffe915, #a0ff15);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffe915 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 233 21 / 0.35);
}

#ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 1.80 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 1.82 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 2.99 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 2.99 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.06 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.31 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 3.71 #0016ea Inverted #e7e7e7 Grayscale 

Canary Yellow
#ffe915  rgb(255, 233, 21)  hsl(54, 100%, 54%)  Canary Yellow
#152bff  rgb(21, 43, 255)  hsl(234, 100%, 54%)  Han Purple
#15ffe9  rgb(21, 255, 233)  hsl(174, 100%, 54%)  Turquoise Blue
#e915ff  rgb(233, 21, 255)  hsl(294, 100%, 54%)  Fuchsia