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#F9EA46

#f9ea46 ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#f9ea46 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 97.65% red, 91.76% green and 27.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.02% magenta, 71.89% yellow and 2.35% black. Its hue angle is 54.97°, with 93.72% saturation and 62.55% 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 16.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 2.15.

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Relative luminance0.7943

Complementary

  1. #f9ea46
  2. #4655f9

Split complementary

  1. #f9ea46
  2. #46aff9
  3. #9046f9

Analogous

  1. #f99046
  2. #f9ea46
  3. #aff946

Triadic

  1. #f9ea46
  2. #46f9ea
  3. #ea46f9

Tetradic

  1. #f9ea46
  2. #55f946
  3. #4655f9
  4. #ea46f9

Square

  1. #f9ea46
  2. #46f990
  3. #4655f9
  4. #f946af

Monochromatic

  1. #a19405
  2. #ebd808
  3. #f9ea46
  4. #fbf290
  5. #fefbda

Shades

#f9ea46 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f9ea46
  2. #e0d33f
  3. #c7bb38
  4. #aea431
  5. #958c2a
  6. #7d7523
  7. #645e1c
  8. #4b4615
  9. #322f0e
  10. #191707
  11. #000000

Tints

#f9ea46 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f9ea46
  2. #faec59
  3. #faee6b
  4. #fbf07e
  5. #fbf290
  6. #fcf5a3
  7. #fdf7b5
  8. #fdf9c8
  9. #fefbda
  10. #fefded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f9ea46 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f9ea46
  2. #eddf4c
  3. #e1d552
  4. #d5ca57
  5. #c9c05d
  6. #bdb563
  7. #b0aa69
  8. #a4a06f
  9. #989574
  10. #8c8b7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e6e6e6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #eee8bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe228 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffea52 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffdaca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fce536 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ffea4d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe1a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f9ea46 {
  color: #f9ea46;
}
Background
.bg-f9ea46 {
  background-color: #f9ea46;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f9ea46 {
  border: 2px solid #f9ea46;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f9ea46;
  --color-primary-rgb: 249 234 70;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 94% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f9ea46 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f9ea46, #aff946);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f9ea46 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(249 234 70 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 2.15 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.09 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 3.13 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 3.28 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 3.59 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 3.96 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 4.15 #0615b9 Inverted #e6e6e6 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#f9ea46  rgb(249, 234, 70)  hsl(55, 94%, 63%)  Dandelion
#4655f9  rgb(70, 85, 249)  hsl(235, 94%, 63%)  Majorelle Blue
#46f9ea  rgb(70, 249, 234)  hsl(175, 94%, 63%)  Turquoise Blue
#ea46f9  rgb(234, 70, 249)  hsl(295, 94%, 63%)  Fuchsia