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#E3E370

#e3e370 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e3e370 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 43.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 50.66% yellow and 10.98% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 67.25% saturation and 66.47% 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 15.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 3.41.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.7244

Complementary

  1. #e3e370
  2. #7070e3

Split complementary

  1. #e3e370
  2. #70a9e3
  3. #a970e3

Analogous

  1. #e3a970
  2. #e3e370
  3. #a9e370

Triadic

  1. #e3e370
  2. #70e3e3
  3. #e370e3

Tetradic

  1. #e3e370
  2. #70e370
  3. #7070e3
  4. #e370e3

Square

  1. #e3e370
  2. #70e3a9
  3. #7070e3
  4. #e370a9

Monochromatic

  1. #9c9c1e
  2. #d6d630
  3. #e3e370
  4. #f0f0b0
  5. #fcfcee

Shades

#e3e370 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e3e370
  2. #cccc65
  3. #b6b65a
  4. #9f9f4e
  5. #888843
  6. #727238
  7. #5b5b2d
  8. #444422
  9. #2d2d16
  10. #17170b
  11. #000000

Tints

#e3e370 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e3e370
  2. #e6e67e
  3. #e9e98d
  4. #ebeb9b
  5. #eeeea9
  6. #f1f1b8
  7. #f4f4c6
  8. #f7f7d4
  9. #f9f9e2
  10. #fcfcf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e3e370 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e3e370
  2. #d9d972
  3. #cfcf73
  4. #c5c575
  5. #bbbb76
  6. #b2b278
  7. #a8a87a
  8. #9e9e7b
  9. #94947d
  10. #8a8a7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dddddd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e0e0bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f3db65 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f4df76 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f1d7c9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ecde6a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eee174 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ebdcac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e3e370 {
  color: #e3e370;
}
Background
.bg-e3e370 {
  background-color: #e3e370;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e3e370 {
  border: 2px solid #e3e370;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e3e370;
  --color-primary-rgb: 227 227 112;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 67% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e3e370 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e3e370, #a9e370);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e3e370 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(227 227 112 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.41 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.39 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.78 #fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 5.92 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 6.11 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.24 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.25 #1c1c8f Inverted #dddddd Grayscale 

Straw
#e3e370  rgb(227, 227, 112)  hsl(60, 67%, 66%)  Straw
#7070e3  rgb(112, 112, 227)  hsl(240, 67%, 66%)  Medium Slate Blue
#70e3e3  rgb(112, 227, 227)  hsl(180, 67%, 66%)  Electric Blue
#e370e3  rgb(227, 112, 227)  hsl(300, 67%, 66%)  Orchid