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#E3CD65

#e3cd65 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e3cd65 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.02% red, 80.39% green and 39.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.69% magenta, 55.51% yellow and 10.98% black. Its hue angle is 49.52°, with 69.23% saturation and 64.31% 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 13.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 3.85.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.6093

Complementary

  1. #e3cd65
  2. #657be3

Split complementary

  1. #e3cd65
  2. #65bae3
  3. #8e65e3

Analogous

  1. #e38e65
  2. #e3cd65
  3. #bae365

Triadic

  1. #e3cd65
  2. #65e3cd
  3. #cd65e3

Tetradic

  1. #e3cd65
  2. #7be365
  3. #657be3
  4. #cd65e3

Square

  1. #e3cd65
  2. #65e38e
  3. #657be3
  4. #e365ba

Monochromatic

  1. #947f1b
  2. #d5b627
  3. #e3cd65
  4. #efe2a6
  5. #fbf7e6

Shades

#e3cd65 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e3cd65
  2. #ccb95b
  3. #b6a451
  4. #9f9047
  5. #887b3d
  6. #726733
  7. #5b5228
  8. #443e1e
  9. #2d2914
  10. #17150a
  11. #000000

Tints

#e3cd65 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e3cd65
  2. #e6d274
  3. #e9d784
  4. #ebdc93
  5. #eee1a3
  6. #f1e6b2
  7. #f4ebc1
  8. #f7f0d1
  9. #f9f5e0
  10. #fcfaf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e3cd65 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e3cd65
  2. #d9c568
  3. #cfbe6a
  4. #c5b66d
  5. #bbae70
  6. #b2a773
  7. #a89f75
  8. #9e9778
  9. #948f7b
  10. #8a887d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6cdad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dec95b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e4d06a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f3c0b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0ca5f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4cf68 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #edc59c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e3cd65 {
  color: #e3cd65;
}
Background
.bg-e3cd65 {
  background-color: #e3cd65;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e3cd65 {
  border: 2px solid #e3cd65;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e3cd65;
  --color-primary-rgb: 227 205 101;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 69% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e3cd65 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e3cd65, #bae365);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e3cd65 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(227 205 101 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.85 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.15 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 4.18 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 4.50 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 4.73 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 5.85 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.48 #1c329a Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Straw
#e3cd65  rgb(227, 205, 101)  hsl(50, 69%, 64%)  Straw
#657be3  rgb(101, 123, 227)  hsl(230, 69%, 64%)  Glaucous
#65e3cd  rgb(101, 227, 205)  hsl(170, 69%, 64%)  Turquoise
#cd65e3  rgb(205, 101, 227)  hsl(290, 69%, 64%)  Orchid