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#EEDC4E

#eedc4e ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#eedc4e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 86.27% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.56% magenta, 67.23% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 53.25°, with 82.47% saturation and 61.96% 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 14.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 2.83.

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Relative luminance0.6991

Complementary

  1. #eedc4e
  2. #4e60ee

Split complementary

  1. #eedc4e
  2. #4eb0ee
  3. #8c4eee

Analogous

  1. #ee8c4e
  2. #eedc4e
  3. #b0ee4e

Triadic

  1. #eedc4e
  2. #4eeedc
  3. #dc4eee

Tetradic

  1. #eedc4e
  2. #60ee4e
  3. #4e60ee
  4. #dc4eee

Square

  1. #eedc4e
  2. #4eee8c
  3. #4e60ee
  4. #ee4eb0

Monochromatic

  1. #95860e
  2. #dbc415
  3. #eedc4e
  4. #f5ea94
  5. #fbf8da

Shades

#eedc4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eedc4e
  2. #d6c646
  3. #beb03e
  4. #a79a37
  5. #8f842f
  6. #776e27
  7. #5f581f
  8. #474217
  9. #302c10
  10. #181608
  11. #000000

Tints

#eedc4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eedc4e
  2. #f0e060
  3. #f1e371
  4. #f3e783
  5. #f5ea95
  6. #f7eea7
  7. #f8f1b8
  8. #faf5ca
  9. #fcf8dc
  10. #fdfced
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eedc4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eedc4e
  2. #e3d353
  3. #d8ca58
  4. #cdc05d
  5. #c2b762
  6. #b7ae67
  7. #aca56c
  8. #a19c71
  9. #969276
  10. #8b897b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dadada ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e2dbb3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f0d53a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f5dd57 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffcdbf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #efd843 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f2dd53 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f9d39e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eedc4e {
  color: #eedc4e;
}
Background
.bg-eedc4e {
  background-color: #eedc4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eedc4e {
  border: 2px solid #eedc4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eedc4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 220 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 82% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eedc4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eedc4e, #b0ee4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eedc4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 220 78 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 2.83 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 4.04 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 4.15 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.15 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.58 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 4.84 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.05 #1123b1 Inverted #dadada Grayscale 

Dandelion
#eedc4e  rgb(238, 220, 78)  hsl(53, 82%, 62%)  Dandelion
#4e60ee  rgb(78, 96, 238)  hsl(233, 82%, 62%)  Ultramarine Blue
#4eeedc  rgb(78, 238, 220)  hsl(173, 82%, 62%)  Turquoise
#dc4eee  rgb(220, 78, 238)  hsl(293, 82%, 62%)  Fuchsia