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#E3D962

#e3d962 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e3d962 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.02% red, 85.1% green and 38.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.41% magenta, 56.83% yellow and 10.98% black. Its hue angle is 55.35°, with 69.73% saturation and 63.73% 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 14.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 1.66.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.6684

Complementary

  1. #e3d962
  2. #626ce3

Split complementary

  1. #e3d962
  2. #62ade3
  3. #9962e3

Analogous

  1. #e39962
  2. #e3d962
  3. #ade362

Triadic

  1. #e3d962
  2. #62e3d9
  3. #d962e3

Tetradic

  1. #e3d962
  2. #6ce362
  3. #626ce3
  4. #d962e3

Square

  1. #e3d962
  2. #62e399
  3. #626ce3
  4. #e362ad

Monochromatic

  1. #92891a
  2. #d3c526
  3. #e3d962
  4. #efe9a3
  5. #faf8e4

Shades

#e3d962 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e3d962
  2. #ccc358
  3. #b6ae4e
  4. #9f9845
  5. #88823b
  6. #726d31
  7. #5b5727
  8. #44411d
  9. #2d2b14
  10. #17160a
  11. #000000

Tints

#e3d962 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e3d962
  2. #e6dd72
  3. #e9e181
  4. #ebe491
  5. #eee8a1
  6. #f1ecb1
  7. #f4f0c0
  8. #f7f4d0
  9. #f9f7e0
  10. #fcfbef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e3d962 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e3d962
  2. #d9d065
  3. #cfc768
  4. #c5be6b
  5. #bbb56e
  6. #b2ad71
  7. #a8a474
  8. #9e9b77
  9. #94927a
  10. #8a897d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d5d5d5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dbd7b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ead256 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #eed868 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f2ccbf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e7d55b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e9d866 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ecd1a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e3d962 {
  color: #e3d962;
}
Background
.bg-e3d962 {
  background-color: #e3d962;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e3d962 {
  border: 2px solid #e3d962;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e3d962;
  --color-primary-rgb: 227 217 98;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 70% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e3d962 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e3d962, #ade362);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e3d962 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(227 217 98 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 1.66 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 4.69 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 5.00 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.17 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.62 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.71 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.89 #1c269d Inverted #d5d5d5 Grayscale 

Straw
#e3d962  rgb(227, 217, 98)  hsl(55, 70%, 64%)  Straw
#626ce3  rgb(98, 108, 227)  hsl(235, 70%, 64%)  Ultramarine Blue
#62e3d9  rgb(98, 227, 217)  hsl(175, 70%, 64%)  Turquoise
#d962e3  rgb(217, 98, 227)  hsl(295, 70%, 64%)  Orchid