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#FFEE2E

#ffee2e ≈ Aureolin

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ffee2e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 93.33% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.67% magenta, 81.96% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 55.12°, with 100% saturation and 59.02% 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 17.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Aureolin (#fdee00), ΔE 1.29.

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Relative luminance0.8261

Complementary

  1. #ffee2e
  2. #2e3fff

Split complementary

  1. #ffee2e
  2. #2ea7ff
  3. #862eff

Analogous

  1. #ff862e
  2. #ffee2e
  3. #a7ff2e

Triadic

  1. #ffee2e
  2. #2effee
  3. #ee2eff

Tetradic

  1. #ffee2e
  2. #3fff2e
  3. #2e3fff
  4. #ee2eff

Square

  1. #ffee2e
  2. #2eff86
  3. #2e3fff
  4. #ff2ea7

Monochromatic

  1. #948800
  2. #e1ce00
  3. #ffee2e
  4. #fff47b
  5. #fffac7

Shades

#ffee2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffee2e
  2. #e6d629
  3. #ccbe25
  4. #b3a720
  5. #998f1c
  6. #807717
  7. #665f12
  8. #4d470e
  9. #333009
  10. #1a1805
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffee2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffee2e
  2. #fff043
  3. #fff158
  4. #fff36d
  5. #fff582
  6. #fff797
  7. #fff8ab
  8. #fffac0
  9. #fffcd5
  10. #fffdea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffee2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffee2e
  2. #f2e336
  3. #e6d83e
  4. #d9cd47
  5. #ccc24f
  6. #c0b757
  7. #b3ac5f
  8. #a6a167
  9. #999670
  10. #8d8b78
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #eaeaea ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f3ecbd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffee40 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffddcc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ffe904 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ffee3a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe4a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffee2e {
  color: #ffee2e;
}
Background
.bg-ffee2e {
  background-color: #ffee2e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffee2e {
  border: 2px solid #ffee2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffee2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 238 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 100% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffee2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffee2e, #a7ff2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffee2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 238 46 / 0.35);
}

#fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 1.29 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 1.32 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 2.61 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 2.85 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 2.89 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.05 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 4.03 #0011d1 Inverted #eaeaea Grayscale 

Aureolin
#ffee2e  rgb(255, 238, 46)  hsl(55, 100%, 59%)  Aureolin
#2e3fff  rgb(46, 63, 255)  hsl(235, 100%, 59%)  Han Purple
#2effee  rgb(46, 255, 238)  hsl(175, 100%, 59%)  Turquoise Blue
#ee2eff  rgb(238, 46, 255)  hsl(295, 100%, 59%)  Fuchsia