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#E4E46C

#e4e46c ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e4e46c is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.41% red, 89.41% green and 42.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 52.63% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 68.97% saturation and 65.88% 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 15.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 3.68.

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Relative luminance0.7306

Complementary

  1. #e4e46c
  2. #6c6ce4

Split complementary

  1. #e4e46c
  2. #6ca8e4
  3. #a86ce4

Analogous

  1. #e4a86c
  2. #e4e46c
  3. #a8e46c

Triadic

  1. #e4e46c
  2. #6ce4e4
  3. #e46ce4

Tetradic

  1. #e4e46c
  2. #6ce46c
  3. #6c6ce4
  4. #e46ce4

Square

  1. #e4e46c
  2. #6ce4a8
  3. #6c6ce4
  4. #e46ca8

Monochromatic

  1. #9b9b1c
  2. #d8d82b
  3. #e4e46c
  4. #f0f0ad
  5. #fcfced

Shades

#e4e46c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e4e46c
  2. #cdcd61
  3. #b6b656
  4. #a0a04c
  5. #898941
  6. #727236
  7. #5b5b2b
  8. #444420
  9. #2e2e16
  10. #17170b
  11. #000000

Tints

#e4e46c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e4e46c
  2. #e7e77b
  3. #e9e989
  4. #ecec98
  5. #efefa7
  6. #f2f2b6
  7. #f4f4c4
  8. #f7f7d3
  9. #fafae2
  10. #fcfcf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e4e46c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e4e46c
  2. #dada6e
  3. #d0d070
  4. #c6c672
  5. #bcbc74
  6. #b2b276
  7. #a8a878
  8. #9e9e7a
  9. #94947c
  10. #8a8a7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dedede ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e0e0bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f4dc60 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f6e072 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f2d8c9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eedf65 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #efe270 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #edddac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e4e46c {
  color: #e4e46c;
}
Background
.bg-e4e46c {
  background-color: #e4e46c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e4e46c {
  border: 2px solid #e4e46c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e4e46c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 228 228 108;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 69% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e4e46c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e4e46c, #a8e46c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e4e46c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(228 228 108 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.68 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.81 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 5.56 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.78 #fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 5.97 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.13 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 6.48 #1b1b93 Inverted #dedede Grayscale 

Straw
#e4e46c  rgb(228, 228, 108)  hsl(60, 69%, 66%)  Straw
#6c6ce4  rgb(108, 108, 228)  hsl(240, 69%, 66%)  Medium Slate Blue
#6ce4e4  rgb(108, 228, 228)  hsl(180, 69%, 66%)  Electric Blue
#e46ce4  rgb(228, 108, 228)  hsl(300, 69%, 66%)  Orchid