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#FFEC4E

#ffec4e ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ffec4e is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 92.55% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.45% magenta, 69.41% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 53.56°, with 100% saturation and 65.29% 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 17.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 2.97.

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Relative luminance0.818

Complementary

  1. #ffec4e
  2. #4e61ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffec4e
  2. #4eb9ff
  3. #934eff

Analogous

  1. #ff934e
  2. #ffec4e
  3. #b9ff4e

Triadic

  1. #ffec4e
  2. #4effec
  3. #ec4eff

Tetradic

  1. #ffec4e
  2. #61ff4e
  3. #4e61ff
  4. #ec4eff

Square

  1. #ffec4e
  2. #4eff93
  3. #4e61ff
  4. #ff4eb9

Monochromatic

  1. #b4a100
  2. #ffe401
  3. #ffec4e
  4. #fff49a
  5. #fffce7

Shades

#ffec4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffec4e
  2. #e6d446
  3. #ccbd3e
  4. #b3a537
  5. #998e2f
  6. #807627
  7. #665e1f
  8. #4d4717
  9. #332f10
  10. #1a1808
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffec4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffec4e
  2. #ffee60
  3. #fff071
  4. #fff283
  5. #fff495
  6. #fff6a7
  7. #fff7b8
  8. #fff9ca
  9. #fffbdc
  10. #fffded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffec4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffec4e
  2. #f2e153
  3. #e6d658
  4. #d9cc5d
  5. #ccc162
  6. #c0b667
  7. #b3ab6c
  8. #a6a071
  9. #999676
  10. #8d8b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e9e9e9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f2eabf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe535 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffed58 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffdccd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ffe840 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ffed54 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe2a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffec4e {
  color: #ffec4e;
}
Background
.bg-ffec4e {
  background-color: #ffec4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffec4e {
  border: 2px solid #ffec4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffec4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 236 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 100% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffec4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffec4e, #b9ff4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffec4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 236 78 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 2.97 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 3.52 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 3.52 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 3.56 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 3.86 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.11 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 4.56 #0013b1 Inverted #e9e9e9 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#ffec4e  rgb(255, 236, 78)  hsl(54, 100%, 65%)  Dandelion
#4e61ff  rgb(78, 97, 255)  hsl(234, 100%, 65%)  Ultramarine Blue
#4effec  rgb(78, 255, 236)  hsl(174, 100%, 65%)  Turquoise Blue
#ec4eff  rgb(236, 78, 255)  hsl(294, 100%, 65%)  Fuchsia