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#EAE66C

#eae66c ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#eae66c is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.76% red, 90.2% green and 42.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.71% magenta, 53.85% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 58.1°, with 75% saturation and 67.06% 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 16.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 3.58.

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Web safe#ffff66
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Relative luminance0.7517

Complementary

  1. #eae66c
  2. #6c70ea

Split complementary

  1. #eae66c
  2. #6cafea
  3. #a76cea

Analogous

  1. #eaa76c
  2. #eae66c
  3. #afea6c

Triadic

  1. #eae66c
  2. #6ceae6
  3. #e66cea

Tetradic

  1. #eae66c
  2. #70ea6c
  3. #6c70ea
  4. #e66cea

Square

  1. #eae66c
  2. #6ceaa7
  3. #6c70ea
  4. #ea6caf

Monochromatic

  1. #a5a118
  2. #e0db29
  3. #eae66c
  4. #f4f1af
  5. #fcfced

Shades

#eae66c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eae66c
  2. #d3cf61
  3. #bbb856
  4. #a4a14c
  5. #8c8a41
  6. #757336
  7. #5e5c2b
  8. #464520
  9. #2f2e16
  10. #17170b
  11. #000000

Tints

#eae66c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eae66c
  2. #ece97b
  3. #eeeb89
  4. #f0ee98
  5. #f2f0a7
  6. #f5f3b6
  7. #f7f5c4
  8. #f9f8d3
  9. #fbfae2
  10. #fdfdf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eae66c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eae66c
  2. #dfdc6e
  3. #d5d270
  4. #cac772
  5. #c0bd74
  6. #b5b376
  7. #aaa978
  8. #a09f7a
  9. #95947c
  10. #8b8a7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e1e1e1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e5e3bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f7de60 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f9e372 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f9d9cb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f2e165 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f3e470 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f3dead ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eae66c {
  color: #eae66c;
}
Background
.bg-eae66c {
  background-color: #eae66c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eae66c {
  border: 2px solid #eae66c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eae66c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 234 230 108;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 75% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eae66c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eae66c, #afea6c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eae66c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(234 230 108 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.58 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.57 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 4.74 #fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 5.70 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.74 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 5.85 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.91 #151993 Inverted #e1e1e1 Grayscale 

Straw
#eae66c  rgb(234, 230, 108)  hsl(58, 75%, 67%)  Straw
#6c70ea  rgb(108, 112, 234)  hsl(238, 75%, 67%)  Medium Slate Blue
#6ceae6  rgb(108, 234, 230)  hsl(178, 75%, 67%)  Bright Turquoise
#e66cea  rgb(230, 108, 234)  hsl(298, 75%, 67%)  Orchid