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#E6D366

#e6d366 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e6d366 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.2% red, 82.75% green and 40% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.26% magenta, 55.65% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 51.09°, with 71.91% saturation and 65.1% 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 13.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 2.47.

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Web safe#ffcc66
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Relative luminance0.6437

Complementary

  1. #e6d366
  2. #6679e6

Split complementary

  1. #e6d366
  2. #66b9e6
  3. #9366e6

Analogous

  1. #e69366
  2. #e6d366
  3. #b9e666

Triadic

  1. #e6d366
  2. #66e6d3
  3. #d366e6

Tetradic

  1. #e6d366
  2. #79e666
  3. #6679e6
  4. #d366e6

Square

  1. #e6d366
  2. #66e693
  3. #6679e6
  4. #e666b9

Monochromatic

  1. #9a8719
  2. #dbc024
  3. #e6d366
  4. #f1e6a8
  5. #fbf9ea

Shades

#e6d366 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e6d366
  2. #cfbe5c
  3. #b8a952
  4. #a19447
  5. #8a7f3d
  6. #736a33
  7. #5c5429
  8. #453f1f
  9. #2e2a14
  10. #17150a
  11. #000000

Tints

#e6d366 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e6d366
  2. #e9d775
  3. #ebdc85
  4. #eee094
  5. #f0e5a3
  6. #f3e9b3
  7. #f5edc2
  8. #f8f2d1
  9. #faf6e0
  10. #fdfbf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e6d366 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e6d366
  2. #dccb69
  3. #d2c26b
  4. #c7ba6e
  5. #bdb270
  6. #b3aa73
  7. #a9a176
  8. #9f9978
  9. #94917b
  10. #8a887d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d2d2d2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dad2b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e4ce5b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ead56b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f6c6bb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5d060 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e8d469 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f0cba0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e6d366 {
  color: #e6d366;
}
Background
.bg-e6d366 {
  background-color: #e6d366;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e6d366 {
  border: 2px solid #e6d366;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e6d366;
  --color-primary-rgb: 230 211 102;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 72% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e6d366 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e6d366, #b9e666);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e6d366 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(230 211 102 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 2.47 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 3.54 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 3.61 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 4.02 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 4.27 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 5.48 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.58 #192c99 Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Straw
#e6d366  rgb(230, 211, 102)  hsl(51, 72%, 65%)  Straw
#6679e6  rgb(102, 121, 230)  hsl(231, 72%, 65%)  Glaucous
#66e6d3  rgb(102, 230, 211)  hsl(171, 72%, 65%)  Turquoise
#d366e6  rgb(211, 102, 230)  hsl(291, 72%, 65%)  Orchid