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#E4E474

#e4e474 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e4e474 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 45.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 49.12% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 67.47% saturation and 67.45% 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 15.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 3.49.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.7324

Complementary

  1. #e4e474
  2. #7474e4

Split complementary

  1. #e4e474
  2. #74ace4
  3. #ac74e4

Analogous

  1. #e4ac74
  2. #e4e474
  3. #ace474

Triadic

  1. #e4e474
  2. #74e4e4
  3. #e474e4

Tetradic

  1. #e4e474
  2. #74e474
  3. #7474e4
  4. #e474e4

Square

  1. #e4e474
  2. #74e4ac
  3. #7474e4
  4. #e474ac

Monochromatic

  1. #a0a01f
  2. #d8d834
  3. #e4e474
  4. #f0f0b4
  5. #fcfcee

Shades

#e4e474 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e4e474
  2. #cdcd68
  3. #b6b65d
  4. #a0a051
  5. #898946
  6. #72723a
  7. #5b5b2e
  8. #444423
  9. #2e2e17
  10. #17170c
  11. #000000

Tints

#e4e474 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e4e474
  2. #e7e782
  3. #e9e990
  4. #ecec9e
  5. #efefac
  6. #f2f2ba
  7. #f4f4c7
  8. #f7f7d5
  9. #fafae3
  10. #fcfcf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e4e474 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e4e474
  2. #dada75
  3. #d0d076
  4. #c6c678
  5. #bcbc79
  6. #b2b27a
  7. #a8a87b
  8. #9e9e7c
  9. #94947e
  10. #8a8a7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dedede ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e1e1bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f3dc6a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f5e07a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f1d8ca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eddf6e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eee277 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ecddae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e4e474 {
  color: #e4e474;
}
Background
.bg-e4e474 {
  background-color: #e4e474;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e4e474 {
  border: 2px solid #e4e474;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e4e474;
  --color-primary-rgb: 228 228 116;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 67% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e4e474 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e4e474, #ace474);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e4e474 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(228 228 116 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.49 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.05 #fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 5.57 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.63 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.11 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 6.23 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.62 #1b1b8b Inverted #dedede Grayscale 

Straw
#e4e474  rgb(228, 228, 116)  hsl(60, 67%, 67%)  Straw
#7474e4  rgb(116, 116, 228)  hsl(240, 67%, 67%)  Medium Slate Blue
#74e4e4  rgb(116, 228, 228)  hsl(180, 67%, 67%)  Electric Blue
#e474e4  rgb(228, 116, 228)  hsl(300, 67%, 67%)  Orchid