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#E1CA5E

#e1ca5e ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e1ca5e is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.24% red, 79.22% green and 36.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.22% magenta, 58.22% yellow and 11.76% black. Its hue angle is 49.47°, with 68.59% saturation and 62.55% 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 12.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 4.53.

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Relative luminance0.5906

Complementary

  1. #e1ca5e
  2. #5e75e1

Split complementary

  1. #e1ca5e
  2. #5eb6e1
  3. #895ee1

Analogous

  1. #e1895e
  2. #e1ca5e
  3. #b6e15e

Triadic

  1. #e1ca5e
  2. #5ee1ca
  3. #ca5ee1

Tetradic

  1. #e1ca5e
  2. #75e15e
  3. #5e75e1
  4. #ca5ee1

Square

  1. #e1ca5e
  2. #5ee189
  3. #5e75e1
  4. #e15eb6

Monochromatic

  1. #8c781a
  2. #ccaf26
  3. #e1ca5e
  4. #eddf9e
  5. #f9f4df

Shades

#e1ca5e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e1ca5e
  2. #cbb655
  3. #b4a24b
  4. #9e8d42
  5. #877938
  6. #71652f
  7. #5a5126
  8. #443d1c
  9. #2d2813
  10. #171409
  11. #000000

Tints

#e1ca5e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e1ca5e
  2. #e4cf6e
  3. #e7d57e
  4. #eada8e
  5. #eddf9e
  6. #f0e5af
  7. #f3eabf
  8. #f6efcf
  9. #f9f4df
  10. #fcfaef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e1ca5e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e1ca5e
  2. #d7c361
  3. #cebb65
  4. #c4b468
  5. #baac6c
  6. #b1a56f
  7. #a79e72
  8. #9d9676
  9. #938f79
  10. #8a877d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4caa9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dcc653 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e2cd63 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f1bdb2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dec758 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2cc61 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ebc298 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e1ca5e {
  color: #e1ca5e;
}
Background
.bg-e1ca5e {
  background-color: #e1ca5e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e1ca5e {
  border: 2px solid #e1ca5e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e1ca5e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 225 202 94;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 69% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e1ca5e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e1ca5e, #b6e15e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e1ca5e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(225 202 94 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.53 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 4.92 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 5.06 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.10 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.27 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.61 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 5.94 #1e35a1 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Straw
#e1ca5e  rgb(225, 202, 94)  hsl(49, 69%, 63%)  Straw
#5e75e1  rgb(94, 117, 225)  hsl(229, 69%, 63%)  Royal Blue
#5ee1ca  rgb(94, 225, 202)  hsl(169, 69%, 63%)  Turquoise
#ca5ee1  rgb(202, 94, 225)  hsl(289, 69%, 63%)  Medium Orchid