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#E3E366

#e3e366 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e3e366 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.02% red, 89.02% green and 40% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 55.07% yellow and 10.98% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 69.06% saturation and 64.51% 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 15.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 3.81.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.7223

Complementary

  1. #e3e366
  2. #6666e3

Split complementary

  1. #e3e366
  2. #66a5e3
  3. #a566e3

Analogous

  1. #e3a566
  2. #e3e366
  3. #a5e366

Triadic

  1. #e3e366
  2. #66e3e3
  3. #e366e3

Tetradic

  1. #e3e366
  2. #66e366
  3. #6666e3
  4. #e366e3

Square

  1. #e3e366
  2. #66e3a5
  3. #6666e3
  4. #e366a5

Monochromatic

  1. #95951b
  2. #d5d527
  3. #e3e366
  4. #efefa7
  5. #fbfbe7

Shades

#e3e366 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e3e366
  2. #cccc5c
  3. #b6b652
  4. #9f9f47
  5. #88883d
  6. #727233
  7. #5b5b29
  8. #44441f
  9. #2d2d14
  10. #17170a
  11. #000000

Tints

#e3e366 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e3e366
  2. #e6e675
  3. #e9e985
  4. #ebeb94
  5. #eeeea3
  6. #f1f1b3
  7. #f4f4c2
  8. #f7f7d1
  9. #f9f9e0
  10. #fcfcf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e3e366 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e3e366
  2. #d9d969
  3. #cfcf6b
  4. #c5c56e
  5. #bbbb70
  6. #b2b273
  7. #a8a876
  8. #9e9e78
  9. #94947b
  10. #8a8a7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dddddd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dfdfb9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f3db59 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f5df6d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f1d6c8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #edde5e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eee16a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ecdba9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e3e366 {
  color: #e3e366;
}
Background
.bg-e3e366 {
  background-color: #e3e366;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e3e366 {
  border: 2px solid #e3e366;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e3e366;
  --color-primary-rgb: 227 227 102;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 69% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e3e366 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e3e366, #a5e366);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e3e366 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(227 227 102 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.81 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.27 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.35 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 5.40 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 6.18 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 6.41 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.45 #1c1c99 Inverted #dddddd Grayscale 

Straw
#e3e366  rgb(227, 227, 102)  hsl(60, 69%, 65%)  Straw
#6666e3  rgb(102, 102, 227)  hsl(240, 69%, 65%)  Medium Slate Blue
#66e3e3  rgb(102, 227, 227)  hsl(180, 69%, 65%)  Medium Turquoise
#e366e3  rgb(227, 102, 227)  hsl(300, 69%, 65%)  Orchid