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#EFE331

#efe331 ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#efe331 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 89.02% green and 19.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.02% magenta, 79.5% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 56.21°, with 85.59% saturation and 56.47% 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 15.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 0.77.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.7351

Complementary

  1. #efe331
  2. #313def

Split complementary

  1. #efe331
  2. #319cef
  3. #8431ef

Analogous

  1. #ef8431
  2. #efe331
  3. #9cef31

Triadic

  1. #efe331
  2. #31efe3
  3. #e331ef

Tetradic

  1. #efe331
  2. #3def31
  3. #313def
  4. #e331ef

Square

  1. #efe331
  2. #31ef84
  3. #313def
  4. #ef319c

Monochromatic

  1. #7d760a
  2. #c4b90f
  3. #efe331
  4. #f5ed78
  5. #faf6bf

Shades

#efe331 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efe331
  2. #d7cc2c
  3. #bfb627
  4. #a79f22
  5. #8f881d
  6. #787219
  7. #605b14
  8. #48440f
  9. #302d0a
  10. #181705
  11. #000000

Tints

#efe331 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efe331
  2. #f1e646
  3. #f2e95a
  4. #f4eb6f
  5. #f5ee83
  6. #f7f198
  7. #f9f4ad
  8. #faf7c1
  9. #fcf9d6
  10. #fdfcea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efe331 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efe331
  2. #e4d939
  3. #d9cf41
  4. #cec549
  5. #c3bb51
  6. #b8b259
  7. #aca860
  8. #a19e68
  9. #969470
  10. #8b8a78
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dfdfdf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e5e0b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f7db00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fce241 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffd3c3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f4de15 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f7e23b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fada9d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efe331 {
  color: #efe331;
}
Background
.bg-efe331 {
  background-color: #efe331;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efe331 {
  border: 2px solid #efe331;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efe331;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 227 49;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 86% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efe331 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efe331, #9cef31);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efe331 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 227 49 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 0.77 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 1.87 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 3.37 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 3.64 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 4.29 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.54 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 4.63 #101cce Inverted #dfdfdf Grayscale 

Dandelion
#efe331  rgb(239, 227, 49)  hsl(56, 86%, 56%)  Dandelion
#313def  rgb(49, 61, 239)  hsl(236, 86%, 56%)  Han Purple
#31efe3  rgb(49, 239, 227)  hsl(176, 86%, 56%)  Bright Turquoise
#e331ef  rgb(227, 49, 239)  hsl(296, 86%, 56%)  Fuchsia