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#E6DB59

#e6db59 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e6db59 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.2% red, 85.88% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.78% magenta, 61.3% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 55.32°, with 73.82% saturation and 62.55% 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 14.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 2.9.

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Relative luminance0.6821

Complementary

  1. #e6db59
  2. #5964e6

Split complementary

  1. #e6db59
  2. #59aae6
  3. #9559e6

Analogous

  1. #e69559
  2. #e6db59
  3. #aae659

Triadic

  1. #e6db59
  2. #59e6db
  3. #db59e6

Tetradic

  1. #e6db59
  2. #64e659
  3. #5964e6
  4. #db59e6

Square

  1. #e6db59
  2. #59e695
  3. #5964e6
  4. #e659aa

Monochromatic

  1. #908716
  2. #d3c520
  3. #e6db59
  4. #f0e99b
  5. #faf8de

Shades

#e6db59 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e6db59
  2. #cfc550
  3. #b8af47
  4. #a1993e
  5. #8a8335
  6. #736e2d
  7. #5c5824
  8. #45421b
  9. #2e2c12
  10. #171609
  11. #000000

Tints

#e6db59 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e6db59
  2. #e9df6a
  3. #ebe27a
  4. #eee68b
  5. #f0e99b
  6. #f3edac
  7. #f5f1bd
  8. #f8f4cd
  9. #faf8de
  10. #fdfbee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e6db59 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e6db59
  2. #dcd25d
  3. #d2c961
  4. #c7c065
  5. #bdb769
  6. #b3ae6d
  7. #a9a470
  8. #9f9b74
  9. #949278
  10. #8a897c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d7d7d7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ddd9b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #edd44a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f1da60 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f6cdbf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ead750 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eddb5d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f0d3a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e6db59 {
  color: #e6db59;
}
Background
.bg-e6db59 {
  background-color: #e6db59;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e6db59 {
  border: 2px solid #e6db59;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e6db59;
  --color-primary-rgb: 230 219 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 74% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e6db59 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e6db59, #aae659);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e6db59 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(230 219 89 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 2.90 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.28 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.47 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.55 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.57 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 5.80 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 6.00 #1924a6 Inverted #d7d7d7 Grayscale 

Straw
#e6db59  rgb(230, 219, 89)  hsl(55, 74%, 63%)  Straw
#5964e6  rgb(89, 100, 230)  hsl(235, 74%, 63%)  Ultramarine Blue
#59e6db  rgb(89, 230, 219)  hsl(175, 74%, 63%)  Turquoise
#db59e6  rgb(219, 89, 230)  hsl(295, 74%, 63%)  Orchid