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#E4E27B

#e4e27b ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e4e27b is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.41% red, 88.63% green and 48.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.88% magenta, 46.05% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 58.86°, with 66.04% saturation and 68.82% 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 15.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 2.99.

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Relative luminance0.7232

Complementary

  1. #e4e27b
  2. #7b7de4

Split complementary

  1. #e4e27b
  2. #7bb1e4
  3. #ad7be4

Analogous

  1. #e4ad7b
  2. #e4e27b
  3. #b1e47b

Triadic

  1. #e4e27b
  2. #7be4e2
  3. #e27be4

Tetradic

  1. #e4e27b
  2. #7de47b
  3. #7b7de4
  4. #e27be4

Square

  1. #e4e27b
  2. #7be4ad
  3. #7b7de4
  4. #e47bb1

Monochromatic

  1. #a4a222
  2. #d7d43b
  3. #e4e27b
  4. #f1f0ba
  5. #fcfbee

Shades

#e4e27b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e4e27b
  2. #cdcb6f
  3. #b6b562
  4. #a09e56
  5. #89884a
  6. #72713e
  7. #5b5a31
  8. #444425
  9. #2e2d19
  10. #17170c
  11. #000000

Tints

#e4e27b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e4e27b
  2. #e7e588
  3. #e9e895
  4. #eceba3
  5. #efeeb0
  6. #f2f1bd
  7. #f4f3ca
  8. #f7f6d7
  9. #faf9e5
  10. #fcfcf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e4e27b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e4e27b
  2. #dad87c
  3. #d0ce7c
  4. #c6c57d
  5. #bcbb7d
  6. #b2b17e
  7. #a8a77e
  8. #9e9d7f
  9. #94947f
  10. #8a8a80
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dddddd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e0dfbe ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f1db72 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f3df80 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f1d7ca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ecde76 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ede07e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ecdbb0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e4e27b {
  color: #e4e27b;
}
Background
.bg-e4e27b {
  background-color: #e4e27b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e4e27b {
  border: 2px solid #e4e27b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e4e27b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 228 226 123;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 66% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e4e27b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e4e27b, #b1e47b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e4e27b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(228 226 123 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 2.99 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 3.08 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 4.69 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 5.21 #fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 5.70 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 6.56 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 7.20 #1b1d84 Inverted #dddddd Grayscale 

Straw
#e4e27b  rgb(228, 226, 123)  hsl(59, 66%, 69%)  Straw
#7b7de4  rgb(123, 125, 228)  hsl(239, 66%, 69%)  Medium Slate Blue
#7be4e2  rgb(123, 228, 226)  hsl(179, 66%, 69%)  Electric Blue
#e27be4  rgb(226, 123, 228)  hsl(299, 66%, 69%)  Violet