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#FFEB16

#ffeb16 ≈ Canary Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ffeb16 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 92.16% green and 8.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.84% magenta, 91.37% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 54.85°, with 100% saturation and 54.31% 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 17.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Canary Yellow (#ffef00), ΔE 1.23.

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Relative luminance0.8073

Complementary

  1. #ffeb16
  2. #162aff

Split complementary

  1. #ffeb16
  2. #169eff
  3. #7616ff

Analogous

  1. #ff7616
  2. #ffeb16
  3. #9eff16

Triadic

  1. #ffeb16
  2. #16ffeb
  3. #eb16ff

Tetradic

  1. #ffeb16
  2. #2aff16
  3. #162aff
  4. #eb16ff

Square

  1. #ffeb16
  2. #16ff76
  3. #162aff
  4. #ff169e

Monochromatic

  1. #7c7100
  2. #c8b700
  3. #ffeb16
  4. #fff262
  5. #fff8af

Shades

#ffeb16 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffeb16
  2. #e6d414
  3. #ccbc12
  4. #b3a50f
  5. #998d0d
  6. #80760b
  7. #665e09
  8. #4d4707
  9. #332f04
  10. #1a1802
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffeb16 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffeb16
  2. #ffed2d
  3. #ffef45
  4. #fff15c
  5. #fff373
  6. #fff58b
  7. #fff7a2
  8. #fff9b9
  9. #fffbd0
  10. #fffde8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffeb16 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffeb16
  2. #f2e021
  3. #e6d62b
  4. #d9cb36
  5. #ccc040
  6. #c0b64b
  7. #b3ab56
  8. #a6a060
  9. #99956b
  10. #8d8b75
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e8e8e8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f2e9b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffec32 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffd9c9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ffe600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ffec29 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe1a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffeb16 {
  color: #ffeb16;
}
Background
.bg-ffeb16 {
  background-color: #ffeb16;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffeb16 {
  border: 2px solid #ffeb16;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffeb16;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 235 22;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 100% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffeb16 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffeb16, #9eff16);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffeb16 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 235 22 / 0.35);
}

#ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 1.23 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 1.27 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.04 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.12 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 3.13 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 3.40 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 3.50 #0014e9 Inverted #e8e8e8 Grayscale 

Canary Yellow
#ffeb16  rgb(255, 235, 22)  hsl(55, 100%, 54%)  Canary Yellow
#162aff  rgb(22, 42, 255)  hsl(235, 100%, 54%)  Han Purple
#16ffeb  rgb(22, 255, 235)  hsl(175, 100%, 54%)  Turquoise Blue
#eb16ff  rgb(235, 22, 255)  hsl(295, 100%, 54%)  Fuchsia