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#FFEF19

#ffef19 ≈ Canary Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ffef19 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 93.73% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.27% magenta, 90.2% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 55.83°, with 100% saturation and 54.9% 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 17.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Canary Yellow (#ffef00), ΔE 0.46.

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Relative luminance0.8306

Complementary

  1. #ffef19
  2. #1929ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffef19
  2. #199cff
  3. #7c19ff

Analogous

  1. #ff7c19
  2. #ffef19
  3. #9cff19

Triadic

  1. #ffef19
  2. #19ffef
  3. #ef19ff

Tetradic

  1. #ffef19
  2. #29ff19
  3. #1929ff
  4. #ef19ff

Square

  1. #ffef19
  2. #19ff7c
  3. #1929ff
  4. #ff199c

Monochromatic

  1. #7f7600
  2. #cbbd00
  3. #ffef19
  4. #fff465
  5. #fffab2

Shades

#ffef19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffef19
  2. #e6d717
  3. #ccbf14
  4. #b3a712
  5. #998f0f
  6. #80780d
  7. #66600a
  8. #4d4808
  9. #333005
  10. #1a1803
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffef19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffef19
  2. #fff130
  3. #fff247
  4. #fff45e
  5. #fff575
  6. #fff78c
  7. #fff9a3
  8. #fffaba
  9. #fffcd1
  10. #fffde8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffef19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffef19
  2. #f2e423
  3. #e6d92e
  4. #d9ce38
  5. #ccc342
  6. #c0b84d
  7. #b3ac57
  8. #a6a161
  9. #99966b
  10. #8d8b76
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ebebeb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f3edbc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffef34 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffddcc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ffea00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ffef2c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe5a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffef19 {
  color: #ffef19;
}
Background
.bg-ffef19 {
  background-color: #ffef19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffef19 {
  border: 2px solid #ffef19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffef19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 239 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 100% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffef19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffef19, #9cff19);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffef19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 239 25 / 0.35);
}

#ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 0.46 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 0.50 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 2.01 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 2.27 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 2.81 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.53 #ffff00 Yellow ΔE 4.35 #0010e6 Inverted #ebebeb Grayscale 

Canary Yellow
#ffef19  rgb(255, 239, 25)  hsl(56, 100%, 55%)  Canary Yellow
#1929ff  rgb(25, 41, 255)  hsl(236, 100%, 55%)  Ultramarine
#19ffef  rgb(25, 255, 239)  hsl(176, 100%, 55%)  Turquoise Blue
#ef19ff  rgb(239, 25, 255)  hsl(296, 100%, 55%)  Fuchsia