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#EAE561

#eae561 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#eae561 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.76% red, 89.8% green and 38.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.14% magenta, 58.55% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 57.81°, with 76.54% saturation and 64.9% 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 15.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 4.02.

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Web safe#ffcc66
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Relative luminance0.7439

Complementary

  1. #eae561
  2. #6166ea

Split complementary

  1. #eae561
  2. #61aaea
  3. #a061ea

Analogous

  1. #eaa061
  2. #eae561
  3. #aaea61

Triadic

  1. #eae561
  2. #61eae5
  3. #e561ea

Tetradic

  1. #eae561
  2. #66ea61
  3. #6166ea
  4. #e561ea

Square

  1. #eae561
  2. #61eaa0
  3. #6166ea
  4. #ea61aa

Monochromatic

  1. #9d9815
  2. #e1da1e
  3. #eae561
  4. #f3f0a5
  5. #fcfbe8

Shades

#eae561 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eae561
  2. #d3ce57
  3. #bbb74e
  4. #a4a044
  5. #8c893a
  6. #757331
  7. #5e5c27
  8. #46451d
  9. #2f2e13
  10. #17170a
  11. #000000

Tints

#eae561 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eae561
  2. #ece871
  3. #eeea81
  4. #f0ed90
  5. #f2efa0
  6. #f5f2b0
  7. #f7f5c0
  8. #f9f7d0
  9. #fbfadf
  10. #fdfcef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eae561 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eae561
  2. #dfdb64
  3. #d5d167
  4. #cac76a
  5. #c0bd6d
  6. #b5b371
  7. #aaa874
  8. #a09e77
  9. #95947a
  10. #8b8a7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e0e0e0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e4e2bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f6dd52 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f9e268 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f9d7c9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f2e058 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f3e366 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f3dda9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eae561 {
  color: #eae561;
}
Background
.bg-eae561 {
  background-color: #eae561;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eae561 {
  border: 2px solid #eae561;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eae561;
  --color-primary-rgb: 234 229 97;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 77% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eae561 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eae561, #aaea61);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eae561 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(234 229 97 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.02 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 4.24 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.75 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 5.60 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.61 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.67 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.75 #151a9e Inverted #e0e0e0 Grayscale 

Straw
#eae561  rgb(234, 229, 97)  hsl(58, 77%, 65%)  Straw
#6166ea  rgb(97, 102, 234)  hsl(238, 77%, 65%)  Ultramarine Blue
#61eae5  rgb(97, 234, 229)  hsl(178, 77%, 65%)  Bright Turquoise
#e561ea  rgb(229, 97, 234)  hsl(298, 77%, 65%)  Orchid