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#FFEF4E

#ffef4e ≈ Icterine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ffef4e is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 93.73% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.27% magenta, 69.41% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 54.58°, 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 17.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Icterine (#fcf75e), ΔE 3.06.

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Relative luminance0.8354

Complementary

  1. #ffef4e
  2. #4e5eff

Split complementary

  1. #ffef4e
  2. #4eb6ff
  3. #964eff

Analogous

  1. #ff964e
  2. #ffef4e
  3. #b6ff4e

Triadic

  1. #ffef4e
  2. #4effef
  3. #ef4eff

Tetradic

  1. #ffef4e
  2. #5eff4e
  3. #4e5eff
  4. #ef4eff

Square

  1. #ffef4e
  2. #4eff96
  3. #4e5eff
  4. #ff4eb6

Monochromatic

  1. #b4a400
  2. #ffe801
  3. #ffef4e
  4. #fff69a
  5. #fffde7

Shades

#ffef4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffef4e
  2. #e6d746
  3. #ccbf3e
  4. #b3a737
  5. #998f2f
  6. #807827
  7. #66601f
  8. #4d4817
  9. #333010
  10. #1a1808
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffef4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffef4e
  2. #fff160
  3. #fff271
  4. #fff483
  5. #fff595
  6. #fff7a7
  7. #fff9b8
  8. #fffaca
  9. #fffcdc
  10. #fffded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffef4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffef4e
  2. #f2e453
  3. #e6d958
  4. #d9ce5d
  5. #ccc362
  6. #c0b867
  7. #b3ac6c
  8. #a6a171
  9. #999676
  10. #8d8b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ececec ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f4edc1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe734 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffef59 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffdfcf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ffea40 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ffef55 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe5ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffef4e {
  color: #ffef4e;
}
Background
.bg-ffef4e {
  background-color: #ffef4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffef4e {
  border: 2px solid #ffef4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffef4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 239 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 100% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffef4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffef4e, #b6ff4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffef4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 239 78 / 0.35);
}

#fcf75e Icterine ΔE 3.06 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.26 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 3.27 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 3.32 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.89 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 3.95 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 4.10 #0010b1 Inverted #ececec Grayscale 

Icterine
#ffef4e  rgb(255, 239, 78)  hsl(55, 100%, 65%)  Icterine
#4e5eff  rgb(78, 94, 255)  hsl(235, 100%, 65%)  Ultramarine Blue
#4effef  rgb(78, 255, 239)  hsl(175, 100%, 65%)  Turquoise Blue
#ef4eff  rgb(239, 78, 255)  hsl(295, 100%, 65%)  Fuchsia