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#E4E360

#e4e360 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e4e360 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.41% red, 89.02% green and 37.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.44% magenta, 57.89% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 59.55°, with 70.97% saturation and 63.53% 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 4.05.

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Relative luminance0.7228

Complementary

  1. #e4e360
  2. #6061e4

Split complementary

  1. #e4e360
  2. #60a3e4
  3. #a160e4

Analogous

  1. #e4a160
  2. #e4e360
  3. #a3e460

Triadic

  1. #e4e360
  2. #60e4e3
  3. #e360e4

Tetradic

  1. #e4e360
  2. #61e460
  3. #6061e4
  4. #e360e4

Square

  1. #e4e360
  2. #60e4a1
  3. #6061e4
  4. #e460a3

Monochromatic

  1. #929119
  2. #d4d224
  3. #e4e360
  4. #efefa1
  5. #fafae3

Shades

#e4e360 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e4e360
  2. #cdcc56
  3. #b6b64d
  4. #a09f43
  5. #89883a
  6. #727230
  7. #5b5b26
  8. #44441d
  9. #2e2d13
  10. #17170a
  11. #000000

Tints

#e4e360 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e4e360
  2. #e7e670
  3. #e9e980
  4. #eceb90
  5. #efeea0
  6. #f2f1b0
  7. #f4f4bf
  8. #f7f7cf
  9. #faf9df
  10. #fcfcef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e4e360 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e4e360
  2. #dad963
  3. #d0cf66
  4. #c6c56a
  5. #bcbb6d
  6. #b2b270
  7. #a8a873
  8. #9e9e76
  9. #94947a
  10. #8a8a7d
  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 #e0dfb8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f4da51 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f6df68 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f3d6c7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eede58 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #efe165 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eddba7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e4e360 {
  color: #e4e360;
}
Background
.bg-e4e360 {
  background-color: #e4e360;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e4e360 {
  border: 2px solid #e4e360;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e4e360;
  --color-primary-rgb: 228 227 96;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 71% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e4e360 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e4e360, #a3e460);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e4e360 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(228 227 96 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.05 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.93 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 4.97 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.46 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.83 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 6.13 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.26 #1b1c9f Inverted #dddddd Grayscale 

Straw
#e4e360  rgb(228, 227, 96)  hsl(60, 71%, 64%)  Straw
#6061e4  rgb(96, 97, 228)  hsl(240, 71%, 64%)  Slate Blue
#60e4e3  rgb(96, 228, 227)  hsl(180, 71%, 64%)  Bright Turquoise
#e360e4  rgb(227, 96, 228)  hsl(300, 71%, 64%)  Orchid