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#EAE56B

#eae56b ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#eae56b is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.76% red, 89.8% green and 41.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.14% magenta, 54.27% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 57.64°, with 75.15% saturation and 66.86% 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 15.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 3.35.

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Relative luminance0.7459

Complementary

  1. #eae56b
  2. #6b70ea

Split complementary

  1. #eae56b
  2. #6bafea
  3. #a56bea

Analogous

  1. #eaa56b
  2. #eae56b
  3. #afea6b

Triadic

  1. #eae56b
  2. #6beae5
  3. #e56bea

Tetradic

  1. #eae56b
  2. #70ea6b
  3. #6b70ea
  4. #e56bea

Square

  1. #eae56b
  2. #6beaa5
  3. #6b70ea
  4. #ea6baf

Monochromatic

  1. #a59f17
  2. #e0d928
  3. #eae56b
  4. #f4f1ae
  5. #fcfced

Shades

#eae56b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eae56b
  2. #d3ce60
  3. #bbb756
  4. #a4a04b
  5. #8c8940
  6. #757336
  7. #5e5c2b
  8. #464520
  9. #2f2e15
  10. #17170b
  11. #000000

Tints

#eae56b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eae56b
  2. #ece87a
  3. #eeea89
  4. #f0ed97
  5. #f2efa6
  6. #f5f2b5
  7. #f7f5c4
  8. #f9f7d3
  9. #fbfae1
  10. #fdfcf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eae56b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eae56b
  2. #dfdb6d
  3. #d5d16f
  4. #cac771
  5. #c0bd73
  6. #b5b376
  7. #aaa878
  8. #a09e7a
  9. #95947c
  10. #8b8a7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e0e0e0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e4e2bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f6dd5f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f9e371 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f9d8ca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f1e064 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f3e46f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f3ddac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eae56b {
  color: #eae56b;
}
Background
.bg-eae56b {
  background-color: #eae56b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eae56b {
  border: 2px solid #eae56b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eae56b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 234 229 107;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 75% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eae56b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eae56b, #afea6b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eae56b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(234 229 107 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.35 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.54 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 4.84 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.56 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.73 #fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 5.91 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 5.92 #151a94 Inverted #e0e0e0 Grayscale 

Straw
#eae56b  rgb(234, 229, 107)  hsl(58, 75%, 67%)  Straw
#6b70ea  rgb(107, 112, 234)  hsl(238, 75%, 67%)  Medium Slate Blue
#6beae5  rgb(107, 234, 229)  hsl(178, 75%, 67%)  Bright Turquoise
#e56bea  rgb(229, 107, 234)  hsl(298, 75%, 67%)  Orchid