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#E4E577

#e4e577 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e4e577 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.41% red, 89.8% green and 46.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.44% cyan, 0% magenta, 48.03% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 60.55°, with 67.9% saturation and 68.24% 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 15.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 3.78.

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Relative luminance0.7386

Complementary

  1. #e4e577
  2. #7877e5

Split complementary

  1. #e4e577
  2. #77ade5
  3. #af77e5

Analogous

  1. #e5af77
  2. #e4e577
  3. #ade577

Triadic

  1. #e4e577
  2. #77e4e5
  3. #e577e4

Tetradic

  1. #e4e577
  2. #77e578
  3. #7877e5
  4. #e577e4

Square

  1. #e4e577
  2. #77e5af
  3. #7877e5
  4. #e577ad

Monochromatic

  1. #a3a41f
  2. #d7d937
  3. #e4e577
  4. #f1f1b7
  5. #fcfcee

Shades

#e4e577 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e4e577
  2. #cdce6b
  3. #b6b75f
  4. #a0a053
  5. #898947
  6. #72733c
  7. #5b5c30
  8. #444524
  9. #2e2e18
  10. #17170c
  11. #000000

Tints

#e4e577 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e4e577
  2. #e7e885
  3. #e9ea92
  4. #eceda0
  5. #efefad
  6. #f2f2bb
  7. #f4f5c9
  8. #f7f7d6
  9. #fafae4
  10. #fcfcf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e4e577 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e4e577
  2. #dadb78
  3. #d0d179
  4. #c6c77a
  5. #bcbd7b
  6. #b2b37c
  7. #a8a87c
  8. #9e9e7d
  9. #94947e
  10. #8a8a7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dfdfdf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e1e1be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f4dd6d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f5e17c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f1d9cc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eee071 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #efe37a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ecdeb0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e4e577 {
  color: #e4e577;
}
Background
.bg-e4e577 {
  background-color: #e4e577;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e4e577 {
  border: 2px solid #e4e577;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e4e577;
  --color-primary-rgb: 228 229 119;
  --color-primary-hsl: 61 68% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e4e577 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e4e577, #ade577);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e4e577 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(228 229 119 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.78 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 3.97 #fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 5.31 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.75 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.24 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 6.40 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.82 #1b1a88 Inverted #dfdfdf Grayscale 

Straw
#e4e577  rgb(228, 229, 119)  hsl(61, 68%, 68%)  Straw
#7877e5  rgb(120, 119, 229)  hsl(241, 68%, 68%)  Medium Slate Blue
#77e4e5  rgb(119, 228, 229)  hsl(181, 68%, 68%)  Electric Blue
#e577e4  rgb(229, 119, 228)  hsl(301, 68%, 68%)  Violet