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#efdd4e ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#efdd4e is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 86.67% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.53% magenta, 67.36% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 53.29°, 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 15.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 2.68.

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Relative luminance0.7061

Complementary

  1. #efdd4e
  2. #4e60ef

Split complementary

  1. #efdd4e
  2. #4eb1ef
  3. #8d4eef

Analogous

  1. #ef8d4e
  2. #efdd4e
  3. #b1ef4e

Triadic

  1. #efdd4e
  2. #4eefdd
  3. #dd4eef

Tetradic

  1. #efdd4e
  2. #60ef4e
  3. #4e60ef
  4. #dd4eef

Square

  1. #efdd4e
  2. #4eef8d
  3. #4e60ef
  4. #ef4eb1

Monochromatic

  1. #96870e
  2. #ddc614
  3. #efdd4e
  4. #f5ea94
  5. #fcf8da

Shades

#efdd4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efdd4e
  2. #d7c746
  3. #bfb13e
  4. #a79b37
  5. #8f852f
  6. #786f27
  7. #60581f
  8. #484217
  9. #302c10
  10. #181608
  11. #000000

Tints

#efdd4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efdd4e
  2. #f1e060
  3. #f2e471
  4. #f4e783
  5. #f5eb95
  6. #f7eea7
  7. #f9f1b8
  8. #faf5ca
  9. #fcf8dc
  10. #fdfced
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efdd4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efdd4e
  2. #e4d453
  3. #d9ca58
  4. #cec15d
  5. #c3b862
  6. #b8af67
  7. #aca56c
  8. #a19c71
  9. #969376
  10. #8b897b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dbdbdb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e3dcb4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f1d63a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f6de57 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffcec0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f0d943 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f3de53 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fad49f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efdd4e {
  color: #efdd4e;
}
Background
.bg-efdd4e {
  background-color: #efdd4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efdd4e {
  border: 2px solid #efdd4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efdd4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 221 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 83% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efdd4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efdd4e, #b1ef4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efdd4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 221 78 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 2.68 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 3.91 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 4.19 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.24 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.71 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 4.85 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.91 #1022b1 Inverted #dbdbdb Grayscale 

Dandelion
#efdd4e  rgb(239, 221, 78)  hsl(53, 83%, 62%)  Dandelion
#4e60ef  rgb(78, 96, 239)  hsl(233, 83%, 62%)  Ultramarine Blue
#4eefdd  rgb(78, 239, 221)  hsl(173, 83%, 62%)  Turquoise
#dd4eef  rgb(221, 78, 239)  hsl(293, 83%, 62%)  Fuchsia