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#E2E159

#e2e159 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e2e159 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.63% red, 88.24% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.44% magenta, 60.62% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 59.56°, with 70.26% saturation and 61.76% 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 15.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 4.25.

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Relative luminance0.7074

Complementary

  1. #e2e159
  2. #595ae2

Split complementary

  1. #e2e159
  2. #599ee2
  3. #9c59e2

Analogous

  1. #e29c59
  2. #e2e159
  3. #9ee259

Triadic

  1. #e2e159
  2. #59e2e1
  3. #e159e2

Tetradic

  1. #e2e159
  2. #5ae259
  3. #595ae2
  4. #e159e2

Square

  1. #e2e159
  2. #59e29c
  3. #595ae2
  4. #e2599e

Monochromatic

  1. #8a8918
  2. #cbca23
  3. #e2e159
  4. #eded9a
  5. #f9f9db

Shades

#e2e159 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e2e159
  2. #cbcb50
  3. #b5b447
  4. #9e9e3e
  5. #888735
  6. #71712d
  7. #5a5a24
  8. #44441b
  9. #2d2d12
  10. #171709
  11. #000000

Tints

#e2e159 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e2e159
  2. #e5e46a
  3. #e8e77a
  4. #ebea8b
  5. #eeed9b
  6. #f1f0ac
  7. #f3f3bd
  8. #f6f6cd
  9. #f9f9de
  10. #fcfcee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e2e159 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e2e159
  2. #d8d75d
  3. #cece61
  4. #c5c465
  5. #bbba69
  6. #b1b16d
  7. #a7a770
  8. #9d9d74
  9. #949378
  10. #8a8a7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dbdbdb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #deddb5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f2d849 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f4dd61 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f1d4c4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ecdc50 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eddf5e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ebd9a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e2e159 {
  color: #e2e159;
}
Background
.bg-e2e159 {
  background-color: #e2e159;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e2e159 {
  border: 2px solid #e2e159;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e2e159;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 225 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 70% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e2e159 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e2e159, #9ee259);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e2e159 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 225 89 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.25 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.51 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.05 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 5.18 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.83 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 6.41 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 6.43 #1d1ea6 Inverted #dbdbdb Grayscale 

Straw
#e2e159  rgb(226, 225, 89)  hsl(60, 70%, 62%)  Straw
#595ae2  rgb(89, 90, 226)  hsl(240, 70%, 62%)  Majorelle Blue
#59e2e1  rgb(89, 226, 225)  hsl(180, 70%, 62%)  Medium Turquoise
#e159e2  rgb(225, 89, 226)  hsl(300, 70%, 62%)  Orchid