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#FFED4E

#ffed4e ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ffed4e is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 92.94% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.06% magenta, 69.41% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 53.9°, with 100% saturation and 65.29% 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 17.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 3.04.

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Relative luminance0.8238

Complementary

  1. #ffed4e
  2. #4e60ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffed4e
  2. #4eb8ff
  3. #944eff

Analogous

  1. #ff944e
  2. #ffed4e
  3. #b8ff4e

Triadic

  1. #ffed4e
  2. #4effed
  3. #ed4eff

Tetradic

  1. #ffed4e
  2. #60ff4e
  3. #4e60ff
  4. #ed4eff

Square

  1. #ffed4e
  2. #4eff94
  3. #4e60ff
  4. #ff4eb8

Monochromatic

  1. #b4a200
  2. #ffe501
  3. #ffed4e
  4. #fff59a
  5. #fffde7

Shades

#ffed4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffed4e
  2. #e6d546
  3. #ccbe3e
  4. #b3a637
  5. #998e2f
  6. #807727
  7. #665f1f
  8. #4d4717
  9. #332f10
  10. #1a1808
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffed4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffed4e
  2. #ffef60
  3. #fff171
  4. #fff283
  5. #fff495
  6. #fff6a7
  7. #fff8b8
  8. #fffaca
  9. #fffbdc
  10. #fffded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffed4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffed4e
  2. #f2e253
  3. #e6d758
  4. #d9cc5d
  5. #ccc162
  6. #c0b767
  7. #b3ac6c
  8. #a6a171
  9. #999676
  10. #8d8b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #eaeaea ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f3ebc0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe635 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffee58 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffddcd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ffe940 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ffed54 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe3a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffed4e {
  color: #ffed4e;
}
Background
.bg-ffed4e {
  background-color: #ffed4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffed4e {
  border: 2px solid #ffed4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffed4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 237 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 100% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffed4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffed4e, #b8ff4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffed4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 237 78 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.04 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 3.41 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 3.46 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 3.58 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 3.79 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.01 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 4.34 #0012b1 Inverted #eaeaea Grayscale 

Dandelion
#ffed4e  rgb(255, 237, 78)  hsl(54, 100%, 65%)  Dandelion
#4e60ff  rgb(78, 96, 255)  hsl(234, 100%, 65%)  Ultramarine Blue
#4effed  rgb(78, 255, 237)  hsl(174, 100%, 65%)  Turquoise Blue
#ed4eff  rgb(237, 78, 255)  hsl(294, 100%, 65%)  Fuchsia