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#E4E366

#e4e366 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e4e366 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.41% red, 89.02% green and 40% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.44% magenta, 55.26% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 59.52°, with 70% saturation and 64.71% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 15.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 3.68.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.7239

Complementary

  1. #e4e366
  2. #6667e4

Split complementary

  1. #e4e366
  2. #66a6e4
  3. #a466e4

Analogous

  1. #e4a466
  2. #e4e366
  3. #a6e466

Triadic

  1. #e4e366
  2. #66e4e3
  3. #e366e4

Tetradic

  1. #e4e366
  2. #67e466
  3. #6667e4
  4. #e366e4

Square

  1. #e4e366
  2. #66e4a4
  3. #6667e4
  4. #e466a6

Monochromatic

  1. #96951b
  2. #d7d626
  3. #e4e366
  4. #efefa7
  5. #fbfbe8

Shades

#e4e366 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e4e366
  2. #cdcc5c
  3. #b6b652
  4. #a09f47
  5. #89883d
  6. #727233
  7. #5b5b29
  8. #44441f
  9. #2e2d14
  10. #17170a
  11. #000000

Tints

#e4e366 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e4e366
  2. #e7e675
  3. #e9e985
  4. #eceb94
  5. #efeea3
  6. #f2f1b3
  7. #f4f4c2
  8. #f7f7d1
  9. #faf9e0
  10. #fcfcf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e4e366 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e4e366
  2. #dad969
  3. #d0cf6b
  4. #c6c56e
  5. #bcbb70
  6. #b2b273
  7. #a8a876
  8. #9e9e78
  9. #94947b
  10. #8a8a7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dddddd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e0dfb9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f3db59 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f5df6d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f2d6c8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #edde5e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #efe16a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eddba9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e4e366 {
  color: #e4e366;
}
Background
.bg-e4e366 {
  background-color: #e4e366;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e4e366 {
  border: 2px solid #e4e366;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e4e366;
  --color-primary-rgb: 228 227 102;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 70% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e4e366 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e4e366, #a6e466);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e4e366 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(228 227 102 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.68 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.25 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 5.29 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.40 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 6.00 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.30 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 6.36 #1b1c99 Inverted #dddddd Grayscale 

Straw
#e4e366  rgb(228, 227, 102)  hsl(60, 70%, 65%)  Straw
#6667e4  rgb(102, 103, 228)  hsl(240, 70%, 65%)  Medium Slate Blue
#66e4e3  rgb(102, 228, 227)  hsl(180, 70%, 65%)  Bright Turquoise
#e366e4  rgb(227, 102, 228)  hsl(300, 70%, 65%)  Orchid