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#EFDB4E

#efdb4e ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#efdb4e is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 85.88% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.37% magenta, 67.36% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 52.55°, with 83.42% saturation and 62.16% 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 14.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 3.09.

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Relative luminance0.6956

Complementary

  1. #efdb4e
  2. #4e62ef

Split complementary

  1. #efdb4e
  2. #4eb2ef
  3. #8b4eef

Analogous

  1. #ef8b4e
  2. #efdb4e
  3. #b2ef4e

Triadic

  1. #efdb4e
  2. #4eefdb
  3. #db4eef

Tetradic

  1. #efdb4e
  2. #62ef4e
  3. #4e62ef
  4. #db4eef

Square

  1. #efdb4e
  2. #4eef8b
  3. #4e62ef
  4. #ef4eb2

Monochromatic

  1. #96850e
  2. #ddc414
  3. #efdb4e
  4. #f5e994
  5. #fcf8da

Shades

#efdb4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efdb4e
  2. #d7c546
  3. #bfaf3e
  4. #a79937
  5. #8f832f
  6. #786e27
  7. #60581f
  8. #484217
  9. #302c10
  10. #181608
  11. #000000

Tints

#efdb4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efdb4e
  2. #f1df60
  3. #f2e271
  4. #f4e683
  5. #f5e995
  6. #f7eda7
  7. #f9f1b8
  8. #faf4ca
  9. #fcf8dc
  10. #fdfbed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efdb4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efdb4e
  2. #e4d253
  3. #d9c958
  4. #cec05d
  5. #c3b762
  6. #b8ae67
  7. #aca46c
  8. #a19b71
  9. #969276
  10. #8b897b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d9d9d9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e2dab2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #efd53a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f5dd56 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffccbe ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #efd743 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f2dc53 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fad29e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efdb4e {
  color: #efdb4e;
}
Background
.bg-efdb4e {
  background-color: #efdb4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efdb4e {
  border: 2px solid #efdb4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efdb4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 219 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 83% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efdb4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efdb4e, #b2ef4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efdb4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 219 78 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.09 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 3.67 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 3.80 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.05 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 4.35 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.71 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 5.17 #1024b1 Inverted #d9d9d9 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#efdb4e  rgb(239, 219, 78)  hsl(53, 83%, 62%)  Dandelion
#4e62ef  rgb(78, 98, 239)  hsl(233, 83%, 62%)  Ultramarine Blue
#4eefdb  rgb(78, 239, 219)  hsl(173, 83%, 62%)  Turquoise
#db4eef  rgb(219, 78, 239)  hsl(293, 83%, 62%)  Fuchsia