Sunflower (E6C449) — Shades, Harmonies, Palettes, CSS Code

"Sunflower"

Yellow · Autumn

🧠 Psychology

Warm and optimistic color. Evokes creativity, joy and enthusiasm.

✨ Uses

Food marketing, secondary CTAs, warm design, children.

Tip

Sunflower pairs ideally with #F7F5F0 (off-white) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.

Values

HEX #E6C449

RGB rgb(230, 196, 73)

HSL hsl(47°, 76%, 59%)

CMYK C:0% M:15% Y:68% K:10%

Luminance 0.5749

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.7:1

Aa — #E6C449

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 12.36:1

Aa — #E6C449

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#E6C449 #4769E6

Analogous

#E67447 #E6C449 #B9E647

Triadic

#E6C449 #47E6C3 #C347E6

Split-comp.

#E6C449 #47B9E6 #7447E6

Tetradic

#E6C449 #47E674 #4769E6 #E647B9

Monochromatic

#504310 #A58922 #DBBE51 #E4CE7C #F1E5BB

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