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#E2DF56

#e2df56 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e2df56 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.63% red, 87.45% green and 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.33% magenta, 61.95% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 58.71°, with 70.71% saturation and 61.18% 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 14.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 4.02.

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Relative luminance0.6962

Complementary

  1. #e2df56
  2. #5659e2

Split complementary

  1. #e2df56
  2. #569fe2
  3. #9956e2

Analogous

  1. #e29956
  2. #e2df56
  3. #9fe256

Triadic

  1. #e2df56
  2. #56e2df
  3. #df56e2

Tetradic

  1. #e2df56
  2. #59e256
  3. #5659e2
  4. #df56e2

Square

  1. #e2df56
  2. #56e299
  3. #5659e2
  4. #e2569f

Monochromatic

  1. #888517
  2. #c9c522
  3. #e2df56
  4. #edeb97
  5. #f8f8d9

Shades

#e2df56 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e2df56
  2. #cbc94d
  3. #b5b245
  4. #9e9c3c
  5. #888634
  6. #71702b
  7. #5a5922
  8. #44431a
  9. #2d2d11
  10. #171609
  11. #000000

Tints

#e2df56 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e2df56
  2. #e5e267
  3. #e8e578
  4. #ebe989
  5. #eeec9a
  6. #f1efab
  7. #f3f2bb
  8. #f6f5cc
  9. #f9f9dd
  10. #fcfcee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e2df56 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e2df56
  2. #d8d65a
  3. #cecc5e
  4. #c5c363
  5. #bbb967
  6. #b1b06b
  7. #a7a66f
  8. #9d9d73
  9. #949378
  10. #8a8a7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d9d9d9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dddcb4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f0d745 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f3dc5e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f1d1c2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ebda4c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ecdd5b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ebd7a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e2df56 {
  color: #e2df56;
}
Background
.bg-e2df56 {
  background-color: #e2df56;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e2df56 {
  border: 2px solid #e2df56;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e2df56;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 223 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 71% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e2df56 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e2df56, #9fe256);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e2df56 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 223 86 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.02 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.65 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.77 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 5.42 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.60 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.51 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 6.52 #1d20a9 Inverted #d9d9d9 Grayscale 

Straw
#e2df56  rgb(226, 223, 86)  hsl(59, 71%, 61%)  Straw
#5659e2  rgb(86, 89, 226)  hsl(239, 71%, 61%)  Majorelle Blue
#56e2df  rgb(86, 226, 223)  hsl(179, 71%, 61%)  Bright Turquoise
#df56e2  rgb(223, 86, 226)  hsl(299, 71%, 61%)  Orchid