Dandelion (#F0E130)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text

This is how text may look on this color.

Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 1.35:1 — vs black: 15.52:1

Color values

HEX #F0E130
RGB rgb(240, 225, 48)
HSL hsl(55, 86%, 56%)
CMYK cmyk( 0, 6, 80, 6 )
Websafe #FFCC33

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Tags

Mood

Energetic (215) Bold (205)

Style

Vivid (210) Neon (200)

Use case

Text (210) Button (200) Accent (185)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #F0E130 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Dandelion
#F0E130 Base

#303FF0

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Dandelion
#F0E130 Base

#F08130

#9FF030

Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Dandelion
#F0E130 Base

#30F0E1

#E130F0

Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Dandelion
#F0E130 Base

#309FF0

#8130F0

Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Dandelion
#F0E130 Base

#30F081

#303FF0

#F0309F

Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Dandelion
#F0E130 Base

#7E7509

#C5B70E

#E6D611

#F3E756

#F5EB77

#FAF6BF

Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Dandelion, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #181602

— #494305

— #7A7109

— #AB9E0C

— #DCCC10

Dandelion #F0E130 Base

— #F3E655

— #F5EC79

— #F8F19E

— #FBF6C3

— #FDFCE7

CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #F0E130. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #F0E130;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #F0E130;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #F0E130;
}

/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #F0E130,
        #303FF0
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #F0E130,
        #303FF0
    );
}

// SCSS variable
$dandelion: #F0E130;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$dandelion-r: 240;
$dandelion-g: 225;
$dandelion-b: 48;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $dandelion;
    color: rgba($dandelion-r, $dandelion-g, $dandelion-b, 0.8);
}

Color Blindness Simulation

How Dandelion appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #F0E130 How the color appears with full color vision.

Deuteranopia #E5E52E Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.

Protanopia #E3E330 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.

Tritanopia #FBD4D4 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.

Achromatopsia #DDDDDD Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.

Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Dandelion ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Dandelion #F0E130 Base

Titanium Yellow #EEE600 ΔE 2.35

Peridot #E6E200 ΔE 2.72

Aureolin #FDEE00 ΔE 3.53

Corn #FBEC5D ΔE 3.61

How to use this color

Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.