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#E7E263

#e7e263 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e7e263 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.59% red, 88.63% green and 38.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.16% magenta, 57.14% yellow and 9.41% black. Its hue angle is 57.73°, with 73.33% saturation and 64.71% 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 15.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 3.29.

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Relative luminance0.7228

Complementary

  1. #e7e263
  2. #6368e7

Split complementary

  1. #e7e263
  2. #63aae7
  3. #a063e7

Analogous

  1. #e7a063
  2. #e7e263
  3. #aae763

Triadic

  1. #e7e263
  2. #63e7e2
  3. #e263e7

Tetradic

  1. #e7e263
  2. #68e763
  3. #6368e7
  4. #e263e7

Square

  1. #e7e263
  2. #63e7a0
  3. #6368e7
  4. #e763aa

Monochromatic

  1. #999518
  2. #dcd522
  3. #e7e263
  4. #f1eea5
  5. #fbfbe8

Shades

#e7e263 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e7e263
  2. #d0cb59
  3. #b9b54f
  4. #a29e45
  5. #8b883b
  6. #747132
  7. #5c5a28
  8. #45441e
  9. #2e2d14
  10. #17170a
  11. #000000

Tints

#e7e263 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e7e263
  2. #e9e573
  3. #ece882
  4. #eeeb92
  5. #f1eea1
  6. #f3f1b1
  7. #f5f3c1
  8. #f8f6d0
  9. #faf9e0
  10. #fdfcef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e7e263 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e7e263
  2. #ddd866
  3. #d2ce69
  4. #c8c56c
  5. #bebb6f
  6. #b4b172
  7. #a9a774
  8. #9f9d77
  9. #95947a
  10. #8a8a7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dddddd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e1dfb9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f3da55 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f6df6a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f6d5c6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eedd5b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f0e067 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f0daa8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e7e263 {
  color: #e7e263;
}
Background
.bg-e7e263 {
  background-color: #e7e263;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e7e263 {
  border: 2px solid #e7e263;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e7e263;
  --color-primary-rgb: 231 226 99;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 73% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e7e263 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e7e263, #aae763);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e7e263 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(231 226 99 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.29 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 5.06 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.16 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.23 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.81 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.88 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.23 #181d9c Inverted #dddddd Grayscale 

Straw
#e7e263  rgb(231, 226, 99)  hsl(58, 73%, 65%)  Straw
#6368e7  rgb(99, 104, 231)  hsl(238, 73%, 65%)  Ultramarine Blue
#63e7e2  rgb(99, 231, 226)  hsl(178, 73%, 65%)  Bright Turquoise
#e263e7  rgb(226, 99, 231)  hsl(298, 73%, 65%)  Orchid