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#E9D760

#e9d760 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e9d760 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.37% red, 84.31% green and 37.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.73% magenta, 58.8% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 52.12°, with 75.69% saturation and 64.51% 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 14.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 2.54.

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Web safe#ffcc66
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Relative luminance0.6677

Complementary

  1. #e9d760
  2. #6072e9

Split complementary

  1. #e9d760
  2. #60b6e9
  3. #9360e9

Analogous

  1. #e99360
  2. #e9d760
  3. #b6e960

Triadic

  1. #e9d760
  2. #60e9d7
  3. #d760e9

Tetradic

  1. #e9d760
  2. #72e960
  3. #6072e9
  4. #d760e9

Square

  1. #e9d760
  2. #60e993
  3. #6072e9
  4. #e960b6

Monochromatic

  1. #9b8915
  2. #dec51f
  3. #e9d760
  4. #f2e8a3
  5. #fcf9e6

Shades

#e9d760 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e9d760
  2. #d2c256
  3. #baac4d
  4. #a39743
  5. #8c813a
  6. #756c30
  7. #5d5626
  8. #46411d
  9. #2f2b13
  10. #17160a
  11. #000000

Tints

#e9d760 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e9d760
  2. #ebdb70
  3. #eddf80
  4. #f0e390
  5. #f2e7a0
  6. #f4ebb0
  7. #f6efbf
  8. #f8f3cf
  9. #fbf7df
  10. #fdfbef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e9d760 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e9d760
  2. #dfce63
  3. #d4c666
  4. #cabd6a
  5. #bfb46d
  6. #b5ac70
  7. #aaa373
  8. #a09a76
  9. #95917a
  10. #8b897d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d5d5d5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ddd6b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e9d153 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #eed966 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f9c9bd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e9d459 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ecd864 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f3cfa0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e9d760 {
  color: #e9d760;
}
Background
.bg-e9d760 {
  background-color: #e9d760;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e9d760 {
  border: 2px solid #e9d760;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e9d760;
  --color-primary-rgb: 233 215 96;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 76% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e9d760 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e9d760, #b6e960);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e9d760 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(233 215 96 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 2.54 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 3.89 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 4.22 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.30 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 4.42 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 5.03 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.39 #16289f Inverted #d5d5d5 Grayscale 

Straw
#e9d760  rgb(233, 215, 96)  hsl(52, 76%, 65%)  Straw
#6072e9  rgb(96, 114, 233)  hsl(232, 76%, 65%)  Ultramarine Blue
#60e9d7  rgb(96, 233, 215)  hsl(172, 76%, 65%)  Turquoise
#d760e9  rgb(215, 96, 233)  hsl(292, 76%, 65%)  Heliotrope