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#F2EB4E

#f2eb4e ≈ Icterine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#f2eb4e is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 94.9% red, 92.16% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.89% magenta, 67.77% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 57.44°, with 86.32% saturation and 62.75% 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 16.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Icterine (#fcf75e), ΔE 2.56.

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Web safe#ffff66
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Relative luminance0.7884

Complementary

  1. #f2eb4e
  2. #4e55f2

Split complementary

  1. #f2eb4e
  2. #4ea7f2
  3. #994ef2

Analogous

  1. #f2994e
  2. #f2eb4e
  3. #a7f24e

Triadic

  1. #f2eb4e
  2. #4ef2eb
  3. #eb4ef2

Tetradic

  1. #f2eb4e
  2. #55f24e
  3. #4e55f2
  4. #eb4ef2

Square

  1. #f2eb4e
  2. #4ef299
  3. #4e55f2
  4. #f24ea7

Monochromatic

  1. #9c950b
  2. #e3da11
  3. #f2eb4e
  4. #f7f395
  5. #fcfbdd

Shades

#f2eb4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f2eb4e
  2. #dad446
  3. #c2bc3e
  4. #a9a537
  5. #918d2f
  6. #797627
  7. #615e1f
  8. #494717
  9. #302f10
  10. #181808
  11. #000000

Tints

#f2eb4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f2eb4e
  2. #f3ed60
  3. #f5ef71
  4. #f6f183
  5. #f7f395
  6. #f9f5a7
  7. #faf7b8
  8. #fbf9ca
  9. #fcfbdc
  10. #fefded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f2eb4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f2eb4e
  2. #e7e053
  3. #dbd658
  4. #d0cb5d
  5. #c4c062
  6. #b9b667
  7. #aeab6c
  8. #a2a071
  9. #979576
  10. #8b8b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e6e6e6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ebe8bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fee236 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffe959 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffdccc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f9e641 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fcea55 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fce2a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f2eb4e {
  color: #f2eb4e;
}
Background
.bg-f2eb4e {
  background-color: #f2eb4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f2eb4e {
  border: 2px solid #f2eb4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f2eb4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 242 235 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 86% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f2eb4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f2eb4e, #a7f24e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f2eb4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(242 235 78 / 0.35);
}

#fcf75e Icterine ΔE 2.56 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.17 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.48 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 4.29 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 4.38 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 4.59 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 4.73 #0d14b1 Inverted #e6e6e6 Grayscale 

Icterine
#f2eb4e  rgb(242, 235, 78)  hsl(57, 86%, 63%)  Icterine
#4e55f2  rgb(78, 85, 242)  hsl(237, 86%, 63%)  Majorelle Blue
#4ef2eb  rgb(78, 242, 235)  hsl(177, 86%, 63%)  Bright Turquoise
#eb4ef2  rgb(235, 78, 242)  hsl(297, 86%, 63%)  Fuchsia