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#E7E174

#e7e174 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e7e174 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.59% red, 88.24% green and 45.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.6% magenta, 49.78% yellow and 9.41% black. Its hue angle is 56.87°, with 70.55% saturation and 68.04% 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 15.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 2.08.

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Web safe#ffcc66
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Relative luminance0.721

Complementary

  1. #e7e174
  2. #747ae7

Split complementary

  1. #e7e174
  2. #74b4e7
  3. #a874e7

Analogous

  1. #e7a874
  2. #e7e174
  3. #b4e774

Triadic

  1. #e7e174
  2. #74e7e1
  3. #e174e7

Tetradic

  1. #e7e174
  2. #7ae774
  3. #747ae7
  4. #e174e7

Square

  1. #e7e174
  2. #74e7a8
  3. #747ae7
  4. #e774b4

Monochromatic

  1. #a59e1d
  2. #dcd333
  3. #e7e174
  4. #f2efb5
  5. #fcfbee

Shades

#e7e174 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e7e174
  2. #d0cb68
  3. #b9b45d
  4. #a29e51
  5. #8b8746
  6. #74713a
  7. #5c5a2e
  8. #454423
  9. #2e2d17
  10. #17170c
  11. #000000

Tints

#e7e174 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e7e174
  2. #e9e482
  3. #ece790
  4. #eeea9e
  5. #f1edac
  6. #f3f0ba
  7. #f5f3c7
  8. #f8f6d5
  9. #faf9e3
  10. #fdfcf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e7e174 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e7e174
  2. #ddd775
  3. #d2ce76
  4. #c8c478
  5. #beba79
  6. #b4b17a
  7. #a9a77b
  8. #9f9d7c
  9. #95937e
  10. #8a8a7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dddddd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e1debc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f1da6a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f4df79 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f5d5c8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eddd6e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #efe077 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f0daad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e7e174 {
  color: #e7e174;
}
Background
.bg-e7e174 {
  background-color: #e7e174;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e7e174 {
  border: 2px solid #e7e174;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e7e174;
  --color-primary-rgb: 231 225 116;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 71% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e7e174 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e7e174, #b4e774);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e7e174 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(231 225 116 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 2.08 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 3.26 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 4.21 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.66 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.73 #fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 6.10 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 6.48 #181e8b Inverted #dddddd Grayscale 

Straw
#e7e174  rgb(231, 225, 116)  hsl(57, 71%, 68%)  Straw
#747ae7  rgb(116, 122, 231)  hsl(237, 71%, 68%)  Medium Slate Blue
#74e7e1  rgb(116, 231, 225)  hsl(177, 71%, 68%)  Bright Turquoise
#e174e7  rgb(225, 116, 231)  hsl(297, 71%, 68%)  Orchid