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#E8E366

#e8e366 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e8e366 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.98% red, 89.02% green and 40% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.16% magenta, 56.03% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 57.69°, 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 15.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 3.26.

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Web safe#ffcc66
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Relative luminance0.7305

Complementary

  1. #e8e366
  2. #666be8

Split complementary

  1. #e8e366
  2. #66ace8
  3. #a266e8

Analogous

  1. #e8a266
  2. #e8e366
  3. #ace866

Triadic

  1. #e8e366
  2. #66e8e3
  3. #e366e8

Tetradic

  1. #e8e366
  2. #6be866
  3. #666be8
  4. #e366e8

Square

  1. #e8e366
  2. #66e8a2
  3. #666be8
  4. #e866ac

Monochromatic

  1. #9d9818
  2. #ded724
  3. #e8e366
  4. #f2efa9
  5. #fcfbeb

Shades

#e8e366 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e8e366
  2. #d1cc5c
  3. #bab652
  4. #a29f47
  5. #8b883d
  6. #747233
  7. #5d5b29
  8. #46441f
  9. #2e2d14
  10. #17170a
  11. #000000

Tints

#e8e366 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e8e366
  2. #eae675
  3. #ede985
  4. #efeb94
  5. #f1eea3
  6. #f4f1b3
  7. #f6f4c2
  8. #f8f7d1
  9. #faf9e0
  10. #fdfcf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e8e366 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e8e366
  2. #ded969
  3. #d3cf6b
  4. #c9c56e
  5. #bebb70
  6. #b4b273
  7. #aaa876
  8. #9f9e78
  9. #95947b
  10. #8a8a7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dedede ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e2e0ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f4db59 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f7e06d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f7d6c8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #efde5e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f1e16a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f1dba9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e8e366 {
  color: #e8e366;
}
Background
.bg-e8e366 {
  background-color: #e8e366;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e8e366 {
  border: 2px solid #e8e366;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e8e366;
  --color-primary-rgb: 232 227 102;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 74% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e8e366 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e8e366, #ace866);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e8e366 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(232 227 102 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.26 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.96 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 4.99 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.37 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.74 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.00 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.09 #171c99 Inverted #dedede Grayscale 

Straw
#e8e366  rgb(232, 227, 102)  hsl(58, 74%, 65%)  Straw
#666be8  rgb(102, 107, 232)  hsl(238, 74%, 65%)  Medium Slate Blue
#66e8e3  rgb(102, 232, 227)  hsl(178, 74%, 65%)  Bright Turquoise
#e366e8  rgb(227, 102, 232)  hsl(298, 74%, 65%)  Orchid