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#FDEC4E

#fdec4e ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fdec4e is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 99.22% red, 92.55% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.72% magenta, 69.17% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 54.17°, with 97.77% saturation and 64.9% 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 17.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 2.82.

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Relative luminance0.8142

Complementary

  1. #fdec4e
  2. #4e5ffd

Split complementary

  1. #fdec4e
  2. #4eb7fd
  3. #944efd

Analogous

  1. #fd944e
  2. #fdec4e
  3. #b7fd4e

Triadic

  1. #fdec4e
  2. #4efdec
  3. #ec4efd

Tetradic

  1. #fdec4e
  2. #5ffd4e
  3. #4e5ffd
  4. #ec4efd

Square

  1. #fdec4e
  2. #4efd94
  3. #4e5ffd
  4. #fd4eb7

Monochromatic

  1. #b09f02
  2. #fce303
  3. #fdec4e
  4. #fef49a
  5. #fffce5

Shades

#fdec4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fdec4e
  2. #e4d446
  3. #cabd3e
  4. #b1a537
  5. #988e2f
  6. #7f7627
  7. #655e1f
  8. #4c4717
  9. #332f10
  10. #191808
  11. #000000

Tints

#fdec4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fdec4e
  2. #fdee60
  3. #fdf071
  4. #fef283
  5. #fef495
  6. #fef6a7
  7. #fef7b8
  8. #fef9ca
  9. #fffbdc
  10. #fffded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fdec4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fdec4e
  2. #f1e153
  3. #e4d658
  4. #d8cc5d
  5. #cbc162
  6. #bfb667
  7. #b2ab6c
  8. #a6a071
  9. #999676
  10. #8d8b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e9e9e9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f1eabf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe435 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffec58 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffdccd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ffe840 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ffec54 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe3a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fdec4e {
  color: #fdec4e;
}
Background
.bg-fdec4e {
  background-color: #fdec4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fdec4e {
  border: 2px solid #fdec4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fdec4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 253 236 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 98% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fdec4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fdec4e, #b7fd4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fdec4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(253 236 78 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 2.82 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 3.49 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 3.49 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 3.57 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.85 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 3.87 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 4.42 #0213b1 Inverted #e9e9e9 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#fdec4e  rgb(253, 236, 78)  hsl(54, 98%, 65%)  Dandelion
#4e5ffd  rgb(78, 95, 253)  hsl(234, 98%, 65%)  Ultramarine Blue
#4efdec  rgb(78, 253, 236)  hsl(174, 98%, 65%)  Turquoise Blue
#ec4efd  rgb(236, 78, 253)  hsl(294, 98%, 65%)  Fuchsia