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#E4E461

#e4e461 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e4e461 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.41% red, 89.41% green and 38.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 57.46% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 70.81% saturation and 63.73% 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 15.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 4.26.

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Relative luminance0.7284

Complementary

  1. #e4e461
  2. #6161e4

Split complementary

  1. #e4e461
  2. #61a3e4
  3. #a361e4

Analogous

  1. #e4a361
  2. #e4e461
  3. #a3e461

Triadic

  1. #e4e461
  2. #61e4e4
  3. #e461e4

Tetradic

  1. #e4e461
  2. #61e461
  3. #6161e4
  4. #e461e4

Square

  1. #e4e461
  2. #61e4a3
  3. #6161e4
  4. #e461a3

Monochromatic

  1. #939319
  2. #d4d424
  3. #e4e461
  4. #efefa2
  5. #fafae4

Shades

#e4e461 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e4e461
  2. #cdcd57
  3. #b6b64e
  4. #a0a044
  5. #89893a
  6. #727231
  7. #5b5b27
  8. #44441d
  9. #2e2e13
  10. #17170a
  11. #000000

Tints

#e4e461 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e4e461
  2. #e7e771
  3. #e9e981
  4. #ecec90
  5. #efefa0
  6. #f2f2b0
  7. #f4f4c0
  8. #f7f7d0
  9. #fafadf
  10. #fcfcef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e4e461 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e4e461
  2. #dada64
  3. #d0d067
  4. #c6c66a
  5. #bcbc6d
  6. #b2b271
  7. #a8a874
  8. #9e9e77
  9. #94947a
  10. #8a8a7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dedede ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e0e0b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f5db52 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f6e069 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f3d7c8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eedf59 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #efe266 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eddca8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e4e461 {
  color: #e4e461;
}
Background
.bg-e4e461 {
  background-color: #e4e461;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e4e461 {
  border: 2px solid #e4e461;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e4e461;
  --color-primary-rgb: 228 228 97;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 71% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e4e461 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e4e461, #a3e461);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e4e461 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(228 228 97 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.26 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.84 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 4.89 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.65 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.86 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 5.97 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.37 #1b1b9e Inverted #dedede Grayscale 

Straw
#e4e461  rgb(228, 228, 97)  hsl(60, 71%, 64%)  Straw
#6161e4  rgb(97, 97, 228)  hsl(240, 71%, 64%)  Slate Blue
#61e4e4  rgb(97, 228, 228)  hsl(180, 71%, 64%)  Bright Turquoise
#e461e4  rgb(228, 97, 228)  hsl(300, 71%, 64%)  Orchid