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#E8E166

#e8e166 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e8e166 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.98% red, 88.24% green and 40% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.02% magenta, 56.03% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 56.77°, with 73.86% saturation and 65.49% 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 15.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 2.73.

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Web safe#ffcc66
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Relative luminance0.7197

Complementary

  1. #e8e166
  2. #666de8

Split complementary

  1. #e8e166
  2. #66aee8
  3. #a066e8

Analogous

  1. #e8a066
  2. #e8e166
  3. #aee866

Triadic

  1. #e8e166
  2. #66e8e1
  3. #e166e8

Tetradic

  1. #e8e166
  2. #6de866
  3. #666de8
  4. #e166e8

Square

  1. #e8e166
  2. #66e8a0
  3. #666de8
  4. #e866ae

Monochromatic

  1. #9d9618
  2. #ded424
  3. #e8e166
  4. #f2eea9
  5. #fcfbeb

Shades

#e8e166 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e8e166
  2. #d1cb5c
  3. #bab452
  4. #a29e47
  5. #8b873d
  6. #747133
  7. #5d5a29
  8. #46441f
  9. #2e2d14
  10. #17170a
  11. #000000

Tints

#e8e166 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e8e166
  2. #eae475
  3. #ede785
  4. #efea94
  5. #f1eda3
  6. #f4f0b3
  7. #f6f3c2
  8. #f8f6d1
  9. #faf9e0
  10. #fdfcf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e8e166 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e8e166
  2. #ded769
  3. #d3ce6b
  4. #c9c46e
  5. #beba70
  6. #b4b173
  7. #aaa776
  8. #9f9d78
  9. #95937b
  10. #8a8a7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dddddd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e1deb9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f2da59 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f5df6d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f7d4c6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eedd5f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f0e06a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f1d9a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e8e166 {
  color: #e8e166;
}
Background
.bg-e8e166 {
  background-color: #e8e166;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e8e166 {
  border: 2px solid #e8e166;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e8e166;
  --color-primary-rgb: 232 225 102;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 74% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e8e166 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e8e166, #aee866);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e8e166 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(232 225 102 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 2.73 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.78 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.27 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.28 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 5.39 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 5.60 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 6.22 #171e99 Inverted #dddddd Grayscale 

Straw
#e8e166  rgb(232, 225, 102)  hsl(57, 74%, 65%)  Straw
#666de8  rgb(102, 109, 232)  hsl(237, 74%, 65%)  Medium Slate Blue
#66e8e1  rgb(102, 232, 225)  hsl(177, 74%, 65%)  Bright Turquoise
#e166e8  rgb(225, 102, 232)  hsl(297, 74%, 65%)  Orchid