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#E5D650

#e5d650 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e5d650 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.8% red, 83.92% green and 31.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.55% magenta, 65.07% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 53.96°, with 74.13% saturation and 60.59% 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 14.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 3.59.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.6533

Complementary

  1. #e5d650
  2. #505fe5

Split complementary

  1. #e5d650
  2. #50aae5
  3. #8c50e5

Analogous

  1. #e58c50
  2. #e5d650
  3. #aae550

Triadic

  1. #e5d650
  2. #50e5d6
  3. #d650e5

Tetradic

  1. #e5d650
  2. #5fe550
  3. #505fe5
  4. #d650e5

Square

  1. #e5d650
  2. #50e58c
  3. #505fe5
  4. #e550aa

Monochromatic

  1. #887c14
  2. #cab91e
  3. #e5d650
  4. #efe693
  5. #f9f5d5

Shades

#e5d650 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e5d650
  2. #cec148
  3. #b7ab40
  4. #a09638
  5. #898030
  6. #736b28
  7. #5c5620
  8. #454018
  9. #2e2b10
  10. #171508
  11. #000000

Tints

#e5d650 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e5d650
  2. #e8da62
  3. #eade73
  4. #ede285
  5. #efe696
  6. #f2eba8
  7. #f5efb9
  8. #f7f3cb
  9. #faf7dc
  10. #fcfbee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e5d650 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e5d650
  2. #dbcd55
  3. #d1c55a
  4. #c7bc5e
  5. #bdb463
  6. #b3ab68
  7. #a8a26d
  8. #9e9a72
  9. #949176
  10. #8a897b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d3d3d3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dbd4ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e8cf3f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #edd658 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f6c8ba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e7d246 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ead655 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #efce9b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e5d650 {
  color: #e5d650;
}
Background
.bg-e5d650 {
  background-color: #e5d650;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e5d650 {
  border: 2px solid #e5d650;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e5d650;
  --color-primary-rgb: 229 214 80;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 74% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e5d650 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e5d650, #aae550);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e5d650 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(229 214 80 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.59 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.14 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.24 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 4.86 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 5.66 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 5.79 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.96 #1a29af Inverted #d3d3d3 Grayscale 

Straw
#e5d650  rgb(229, 214, 80)  hsl(54, 74%, 61%)  Straw
#505fe5  rgb(80, 95, 229)  hsl(234, 74%, 61%)  Ultramarine Blue
#50e5d6  rgb(80, 229, 214)  hsl(174, 74%, 61%)  Turquoise
#d650e5  rgb(214, 80, 229)  hsl(294, 74%, 61%)  Medium Orchid