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#F4E044

#f4e044 ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#f4e044 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 95.69% red, 87.84% green and 26.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.2% magenta, 72.13% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 53.18°, with 88.89% saturation and 61.18% 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 15.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 1.79.

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Relative luminance0.7296

Complementary

  1. #f4e044
  2. #4458f4

Split complementary

  1. #f4e044
  2. #44b0f4
  3. #8844f4

Analogous

  1. #f48844
  2. #f4e044
  3. #b0f444

Triadic

  1. #f4e044
  2. #44f4e0
  3. #e044f4

Tetradic

  1. #f4e044
  2. #58f444
  3. #4458f4
  4. #e044f4

Square

  1. #f4e044
  2. #44f488
  3. #4458f4
  4. #f444b0

Monochromatic

  1. #968609
  2. #dec70d
  3. #f4e044
  4. #f8ec8c
  5. #fdf8d5

Shades

#f4e044 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f4e044
  2. #dcca3d
  3. #c3b336
  4. #ab9d30
  5. #928629
  6. #7a7022
  7. #625a1b
  8. #494314
  9. #312d0e
  10. #181607
  11. #000000

Tints

#f4e044 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f4e044
  2. #f5e357
  3. #f6e669
  4. #f7e97c
  5. #f8ec8f
  6. #faf0a2
  7. #fbf3b4
  8. #fcf6c7
  9. #fdf9da
  10. #fefcec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f4e044 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f4e044
  2. #e8d64a
  3. #ddcd50
  4. #d1c356
  5. #c6ba5c
  6. #bab062
  7. #aea668
  8. #a39d6e
  9. #979374
  10. #8c8a7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dedede ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e7dfb5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f5d928 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fbe24f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffd0c2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f4dc35 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f8e14b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffd79f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f4e044 {
  color: #f4e044;
}
Background
.bg-f4e044 {
  background-color: #f4e044;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f4e044 {
  border: 2px solid #f4e044;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f4e044;
  --color-primary-rgb: 244 224 68;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 89% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f4e044 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f4e044, #b0f444);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f4e044 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(244 224 68 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 1.79 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 2.75 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 4.06 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.07 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.13 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 4.50 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 4.62 #0b1fbb Inverted #dedede Grayscale 

Dandelion
#f4e044  rgb(244, 224, 68)  hsl(53, 89%, 61%)  Dandelion
#4458f4  rgb(68, 88, 244)  hsl(233, 89%, 61%)  Ultramarine Blue
#44f4e0  rgb(68, 244, 224)  hsl(173, 89%, 61%)  Turquoise Blue
#e044f4  rgb(224, 68, 244)  hsl(293, 89%, 61%)  Fuchsia