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#E4E677

#e4e677 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e4e677 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 46.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.87% cyan, 0% magenta, 48.26% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 61.08°, with 68.94% saturation and 68.43% 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 15.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 4.08.

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Relative luminance0.7442

Complementary

  1. #e4e677
  2. #7977e6

Split complementary

  1. #e4e677
  2. #77ace6
  3. #b077e6

Analogous

  1. #e6b077
  2. #e4e677
  3. #ace677

Triadic

  1. #e4e677
  2. #77e4e6
  3. #e677e4

Tetradic

  1. #e4e677
  2. #77e679
  3. #7977e6
  4. #e677e4

Square

  1. #e4e677
  2. #77e6b0
  3. #7977e6
  4. #e677ac

Monochromatic

  1. #a3a61e
  2. #d7da36
  3. #e4e677
  4. #f1f2b8
  5. #fcfcee

Shades

#e4e677 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e4e677
  2. #cdcf6b
  3. #b6b85f
  4. #a0a153
  5. #898a47
  6. #72733c
  7. #5b5c30
  8. #444524
  9. #2e2e18
  10. #17170c
  11. #000000

Tints

#e4e677 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e4e677
  2. #e7e985
  3. #e9eb92
  4. #eceea0
  5. #eff0ad
  6. #f2f3bb
  7. #f4f5c9
  8. #f7f8d6
  9. #fafae4
  10. #fcfdf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e4e677 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e4e677
  2. #dadc78
  3. #d0d279
  4. #c6c77a
  5. #bcbd7b
  6. #b2b37c
  7. #a8a97c
  8. #9e9f7d
  9. #94947e
  10. #8a8a7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e0e0e0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e2e2bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f5de6d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f6e27d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f1dacc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eee171 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #efe37a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ecdfb1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e4e677 {
  color: #e4e677;
}
Background
.bg-e4e677 {
  background-color: #e4e677;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e4e677 {
  border: 2px solid #e4e677;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e4e677;
  --color-primary-rgb: 228 230 119;
  --color-primary-hsl: 61 69% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e4e677 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e4e677, #ace677);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e4e677 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(228 230 119 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.08 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.17 #fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 5.18 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.03 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 6.29 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.52 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.70 #1b1988 Inverted #e0e0e0 Grayscale 

Straw
#e4e677  rgb(228, 230, 119)  hsl(61, 69%, 68%)  Straw
#7977e6  rgb(121, 119, 230)  hsl(241, 69%, 68%)  Medium Slate Blue
#77e4e6  rgb(119, 228, 230)  hsl(181, 69%, 68%)  Electric Blue
#e677e4  rgb(230, 119, 228)  hsl(301, 69%, 68%)  Violet