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#E4E970

#e4e970 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e4e970 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.41% red, 91.37% green and 43.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.15% cyan, 0% magenta, 51.93% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 62.48°, with 73.33% saturation and 67.65% 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 16.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 5.06.

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Relative luminance0.7594

Complementary

  1. #e4e970
  2. #7570e9

Split complementary

  1. #e4e970
  2. #70a8e9
  3. #b270e9

Analogous

  1. #e9b270
  2. #e4e970
  3. #a8e970

Triadic

  1. #e4e970
  2. #70e4e9
  3. #e970e4

Tetradic

  1. #e4e970
  2. #70e975
  3. #7570e9
  4. #e970e4

Square

  1. #e4e970
  2. #70e9b2
  3. #7570e9
  4. #e970a8

Monochromatic

  1. #a1a61a
  2. #d7df2e
  3. #e4e970
  4. #f1f3b2
  5. #fcfced

Shades

#e4e970 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e4e970
  2. #cdd265
  3. #b6ba5a
  4. #a0a34e
  5. #898c43
  6. #727538
  7. #5b5d2d
  8. #444622
  9. #2e2f16
  10. #17170b
  11. #000000

Tints

#e4e970 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e4e970
  2. #e7eb7e
  3. #e9ed8d
  4. #ecf09b
  5. #eff2a9
  6. #f2f4b8
  7. #f4f6c6
  8. #f7f8d4
  9. #fafbe2
  10. #fcfdf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e4e970 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e4e970
  2. #dadf72
  3. #d0d473
  4. #c6ca75
  5. #bcbf76
  6. #b2b578
  7. #a8aa7a
  8. #9ea07b
  9. #94957d
  10. #8a8b7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e2e2e2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e3e5bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f8e064 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f9e476 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f1ddce ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f1e469 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f1e674 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ece2b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e4e970 {
  color: #e4e970;
}
Background
.bg-e4e970 {
  background-color: #e4e970;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e4e970 {
  border: 2px solid #e4e970;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e4e970;
  --color-primary-rgb: 228 233 112;
  --color-primary-hsl: 62 73% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e4e970 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e4e970, #a8e970);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e4e970 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(228 233 112 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.06 #fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 5.25 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.37 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 5.44 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.65 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 5.94 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.74 #1b168f Inverted #e2e2e2 Grayscale 

Straw
#e4e970  rgb(228, 233, 112)  hsl(62, 73%, 68%)  Straw
#7570e9  rgb(117, 112, 233)  hsl(242, 73%, 68%)  Medium Slate Blue
#70e4e9  rgb(112, 228, 233)  hsl(182, 73%, 68%)  Electric Blue
#e970e4  rgb(233, 112, 228)  hsl(302, 73%, 68%)  Orchid