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#E4E044

#e4e044 ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e4e044 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.41% red, 87.84% green and 26.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.75% magenta, 70.18% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 58.5°, with 74.77% saturation and 58.04% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 15.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 3.21.

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Relative luminance0.7022

Complementary

  1. #e4e044
  2. #4448e4

Split complementary

  1. #e4e044
  2. #4498e4
  3. #9044e4

Analogous

  1. #e49044
  2. #e4e044
  3. #98e444

Triadic

  1. #e4e044
  2. #44e4e0
  3. #e044e4

Tetradic

  1. #e4e044
  2. #48e444
  3. #4448e4
  4. #e044e4

Square

  1. #e4e044
  2. #44e490
  3. #4448e4
  4. #e44498

Monochromatic

  1. #7d7a12
  2. #c0bc1c
  3. #e4e044
  4. #eeeb87
  5. #f7f6ca

Shades

#e4e044 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e4e044
  2. #cdca3d
  3. #b6b336
  4. #a09d30
  5. #898629
  6. #727022
  7. #5b5a1b
  8. #444314
  9. #2e2d0e
  10. #171607
  11. #000000

Tints

#e4e044 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e4e044
  2. #e7e357
  3. #e9e669
  4. #ece97c
  5. #efec8f
  6. #f2f0a2
  7. #f4f3b4
  8. #f7f6c7
  9. #faf9da
  10. #fcfcec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e4e044 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e4e044
  2. #dad64a
  3. #d0cd50
  4. #c6c356
  5. #bcba5c
  6. #b2b062
  7. #a8a668
  8. #9e9d6e
  9. #949374
  10. #8a8a7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dadada ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #deddb2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f2d729 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f5dd4f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f4d2c2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eddb36 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eede4b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eed79f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e4e044 {
  color: #e4e044;
}
Background
.bg-e4e044 {
  background-color: #e4e044;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e4e044 {
  border: 2px solid #e4e044;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e4e044;
  --color-primary-rgb: 228 224 68;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 75% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e4e044 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e4e044, #98e444);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e4e044 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(228 224 68 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.21 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.85 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.45 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 5.01 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.49 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.50 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 5.84 #1b1fbb Inverted #dadada Grayscale 

Dandelion
#e4e044  rgb(228, 224, 68)  hsl(59, 75%, 58%)  Dandelion
#4448e4  rgb(68, 72, 228)  hsl(239, 75%, 58%)  Iris
#44e4e0  rgb(68, 228, 224)  hsl(179, 75%, 58%)  Bright Turquoise
#e044e4  rgb(224, 68, 228)  hsl(299, 75%, 58%)  Fuchsia