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#E4E66A

#e4e66a ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e4e66a is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.41% red, 90.2% green and 41.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.87% cyan, 0% magenta, 53.91% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 60.97°, with 71.26% 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 15.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 4.36.

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Relative luminance0.7413

Complementary

  1. #e4e66a
  2. #6c6ae6

Split complementary

  1. #e4e66a
  2. #6aa6e6
  3. #aa6ae6

Analogous

  1. #e6aa6a
  2. #e4e66a
  3. #a6e66a

Triadic

  1. #e4e66a
  2. #6ae4e6
  3. #e66ae4

Tetradic

  1. #e4e66a
  2. #6ae66c
  3. #6c6ae6
  4. #e66ae4

Square

  1. #e4e66a
  2. #6ae6aa
  3. #6c6ae6
  4. #e66aa6

Monochromatic

  1. #9b9d1a
  2. #d8db28
  3. #e4e66a
  4. #f0f1ac
  5. #fcfced

Shades

#e4e66a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e4e66a
  2. #cdcf5f
  3. #b6b855
  4. #a0a14a
  5. #898a40
  6. #727335
  7. #5b5c2a
  8. #444520
  9. #2e2e15
  10. #17170b
  11. #000000

Tints

#e4e66a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e4e66a
  2. #e7e979
  3. #e9eb88
  4. #ecee97
  5. #eff0a6
  6. #f2f3b5
  7. #f4f5c3
  8. #f7f8d2
  9. #fafae1
  10. #fcfdf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e4e66a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e4e66a
  2. #dadc6c
  3. #d0d26e
  4. #c6c771
  5. #bcbd73
  6. #b2b375
  7. #a8a977
  8. #9e9f79
  9. #94947c
  10. #8a8a7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dfdfdf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e1e2bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f6dd5d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f7e171 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f2d9cb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #efe163 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f0e36e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eddfac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e4e66a {
  color: #e4e66a;
}
Background
.bg-e4e66a {
  background-color: #e4e66a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e4e66a {
  border: 2px solid #e4e66a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e4e66a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 228 230 106;
  --color-primary-hsl: 61 71% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e4e66a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e4e66a, #a6e66a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e4e66a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(228 230 106 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.36 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 5.20 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.32 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.33 #fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 5.87 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 6.01 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 6.68 #1b1995 Inverted #dfdfdf Grayscale 

Straw
#e4e66a  rgb(228, 230, 106)  hsl(61, 71%, 66%)  Straw
#6c6ae6  rgb(108, 106, 230)  hsl(241, 71%, 66%)  Medium Slate Blue
#6ae4e6  rgb(106, 228, 230)  hsl(181, 71%, 66%)  Electric Blue
#e66ae4  rgb(230, 106, 228)  hsl(301, 71%, 66%)  Orchid