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#FFEF46

#ffef46 ≈ Aureolin

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ffef46 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 93.73% green and 27.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.27% magenta, 72.55% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 54.81°, with 100% saturation and 63.73% 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 17.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Aureolin (#fdee00), ΔE 2.66.

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Relative luminance0.8344

Complementary

  1. #ffef46
  2. #4656ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffef46
  2. #46b3ff
  3. #9346ff

Analogous

  1. #ff9346
  2. #ffef46
  3. #b3ff46

Triadic

  1. #ffef46
  2. #46ffef
  3. #ef46ff

Tetradic

  1. #ffef46
  2. #56ff46
  3. #4656ff
  4. #ef46ff

Square

  1. #ffef46
  2. #46ff93
  3. #4656ff
  4. #ff46b3

Monochromatic

  1. #ac9d00
  2. #f9e300
  3. #ffef46
  4. #fff693
  5. #fffcdf

Shades

#ffef46 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffef46
  2. #e6d73f
  3. #ccbf38
  4. #b3a731
  5. #998f2a
  6. #807823
  7. #66601c
  8. #4d4815
  9. #33300e
  10. #1a1807
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffef46 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffef46
  2. #fff159
  3. #fff26b
  4. #fff47e
  5. #fff590
  6. #fff7a3
  7. #fff9b5
  8. #fffac8
  9. #fffcda
  10. #fffded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffef46 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffef46
  2. #f2e44c
  3. #e6d952
  4. #d9ce57
  5. #ccc35d
  6. #c0b863
  7. #b3ac69
  8. #a6a16f
  9. #999674
  10. #8d8b7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ebebeb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f4edc0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe726 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffef52 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffdece ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ffea35 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ffef4e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe5a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffef46 {
  color: #ffef46;
}
Background
.bg-ffef46 {
  background-color: #ffef46;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffef46 {
  border: 2px solid #ffef46;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffef46;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 239 70;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 100% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffef46 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffef46, #b3ff46);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffef46 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 239 70 / 0.35);
}

#fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 2.66 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 2.71 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.10 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 3.32 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 3.43 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.49 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 3.60 #0010b9 Inverted #ebebeb Grayscale 

Aureolin
#ffef46  rgb(255, 239, 70)  hsl(55, 100%, 64%)  Aureolin
#4656ff  rgb(70, 86, 255)  hsl(235, 100%, 64%)  Ultramarine Blue
#46ffef  rgb(70, 255, 239)  hsl(175, 100%, 64%)  Turquoise Blue
#ef46ff  rgb(239, 70, 255)  hsl(295, 100%, 64%)  Fuchsia