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#E3DF78

#e3df78 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e3df78 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.02% red, 87.45% green and 47.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.76% magenta, 47.14% yellow and 10.98% black. Its hue angle is 57.76°, with 65.64% saturation and 68.04% 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 15.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 2.24.

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Relative luminance0.7046

Complementary

  1. #e3df78
  2. #787ce3

Split complementary

  1. #e3df78
  2. #78b1e3
  3. #aa78e3

Analogous

  1. #e3aa78
  2. #e3df78
  3. #b1e378

Triadic

  1. #e3df78
  2. #78e3df
  3. #df78e3

Tetradic

  1. #e3df78
  2. #7ce378
  3. #787ce3
  4. #df78e3

Square

  1. #e3df78
  2. #78e3aa
  3. #787ce3
  4. #e378b1

Monochromatic

  1. #a19c21
  2. #d6d039
  3. #e3df78
  4. #f0eeb7
  5. #fbfbee

Shades

#e3df78 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e3df78
  2. #ccc96c
  3. #b6b260
  4. #9f9c54
  5. #888648
  6. #72703c
  7. #5b5930
  8. #444324
  9. #2d2d18
  10. #17160c
  11. #000000

Tints

#e3df78 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e3df78
  2. #e6e286
  3. #e9e593
  4. #ebe9a1
  5. #eeecae
  6. #f1efbc
  7. #f4f2c9
  8. #f7f5d7
  9. #f9f9e4
  10. #fcfcf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e3df78 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e3df78
  2. #d9d679
  3. #cfcc7a
  4. #c5c37a
  5. #bbb97b
  6. #b2b07c
  7. #a8a67d
  8. #9e9d7e
  9. #94937e
  10. #8a8a7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dadada ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dedcbb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #eed86f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f0dd7d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0d3c7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eadb73 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ebde7b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ebd8ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e3df78 {
  color: #e3df78;
}
Background
.bg-e3df78 {
  background-color: #e3df78;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e3df78 {
  border: 2px solid #e3df78;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e3df78;
  --color-primary-rgb: 227 223 120;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 66% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e3df78 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e3df78, #b1e378);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e3df78 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(227 223 120 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 2.24 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 3.12 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 4.21 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.73 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 6.11 #fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 6.35 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 7.45 #1c2087 Inverted #dadada Grayscale 

Straw
#e3df78  rgb(227, 223, 120)  hsl(58, 66%, 68%)  Straw
#787ce3  rgb(120, 124, 227)  hsl(238, 66%, 68%)  Medium Slate Blue
#78e3df  rgb(120, 227, 223)  hsl(178, 66%, 68%)  Medium Turquoise
#df78e3  rgb(223, 120, 227)  hsl(298, 66%, 68%)  Orchid