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#EAE263

#eae263 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#eae263 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.76% red, 88.63% green and 38.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.42% magenta, 57.69% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 56.44°, with 76.27% saturation and 65.29% 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 15.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 3.14.

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Relative luminance0.7279

Complementary

  1. #eae263
  2. #636bea

Split complementary

  1. #eae263
  2. #63afea
  3. #9e63ea

Analogous

  1. #ea9e63
  2. #eae263
  3. #afea63

Triadic

  1. #eae263
  2. #63eae2
  3. #e263ea

Tetradic

  1. #eae263
  2. #6bea63
  3. #636bea
  4. #e263ea

Square

  1. #eae263
  2. #63ea9e
  3. #636bea
  4. #ea63af

Monochromatic

  1. #9f9615
  2. #e1d520
  3. #eae263
  4. #f3efa6
  5. #fcfbea

Shades

#eae263 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eae263
  2. #d3cb59
  3. #bbb54f
  4. #a49e45
  5. #8c883b
  6. #757132
  7. #5e5a28
  8. #46441e
  9. #2f2d14
  10. #17170a
  11. #000000

Tints

#eae263 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eae263
  2. #ece573
  3. #eee882
  4. #f0eb92
  5. #f2eea1
  6. #f5f1b1
  7. #f7f3c1
  8. #f9f6d0
  9. #fbf9e0
  10. #fdfcef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eae263 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eae263
  2. #dfd866
  3. #d5ce69
  4. #cac56c
  5. #c0bb6f
  6. #b5b172
  7. #aaa774
  8. #a09d77
  9. #95947a
  10. #8b8a7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dedede ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e3dfb9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f3da55 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f7e06a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fad4c6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f0de5b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f2e167 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f4daa8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eae263 {
  color: #eae263;
}
Background
.bg-eae263 {
  background-color: #eae263;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eae263 {
  border: 2px solid #eae263;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eae263;
  --color-primary-rgb: 234 226 99;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 76% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eae263 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eae263, #afea63);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eae263 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(234 226 99 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.14 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.75 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 4.96 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.13 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.54 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 5.83 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.11 #151d9c Inverted #dedede Grayscale 

Straw
#eae263  rgb(234, 226, 99)  hsl(56, 76%, 65%)  Straw
#636bea  rgb(99, 107, 234)  hsl(236, 76%, 65%)  Ultramarine Blue
#63eae2  rgb(99, 234, 226)  hsl(176, 76%, 65%)  Bright Turquoise
#e263ea  rgb(226, 99, 234)  hsl(296, 76%, 65%)  Orchid