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#EBD85E

#ebd85e ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ebd85e is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.16% red, 84.71% green and 36.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.09% magenta, 60% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 51.91°, with 77.9% saturation and 64.51% 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 14.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 2.95.

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Relative luminance0.6758

Complementary

  1. #ebd85e
  2. #5e71eb

Split complementary

  1. #ebd85e
  2. #5eb8eb
  3. #915eeb

Analogous

  1. #eb915e
  2. #ebd85e
  3. #b8eb5e

Triadic

  1. #ebd85e
  2. #5eebd8
  3. #d85eeb

Tetradic

  1. #ebd85e
  2. #71eb5e
  3. #5e71eb
  4. #d85eeb

Square

  1. #ebd85e
  2. #5eeb91
  3. #5e71eb
  4. #eb5eb8

Monochromatic

  1. #9d8a13
  2. #e1c61c
  3. #ebd85e
  4. #f3e8a2
  5. #fcf9e6

Shades

#ebd85e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ebd85e
  2. #d4c255
  3. #bcad4b
  4. #a59742
  5. #8d8238
  6. #766c2f
  7. #5e5626
  8. #47411c
  9. #2f2b13
  10. #181609
  11. #000000

Tints

#ebd85e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ebd85e
  2. #eddc6e
  3. #efe07e
  4. #f1e48e
  5. #f3e89e
  6. #f5ecaf
  7. #f7efbf
  8. #f9f3cf
  9. #fbf7df
  10. #fdfbef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ebd85e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ebd85e
  2. #e0cf61
  3. #d6c665
  4. #cbbe68
  5. #c0b56c
  6. #b6ac6f
  7. #aba372
  8. #a09a76
  9. #959279
  10. #8b897d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d6d6d6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dfd7b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ead251 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f0da64 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fccabe ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ebd556 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eed962 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f5d0a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ebd85e {
  color: #ebd85e;
}
Background
.bg-ebd85e {
  background-color: #ebd85e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ebd85e {
  border: 2px solid #ebd85e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ebd85e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 235 216 94;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 78% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ebd85e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ebd85e, #b8eb5e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ebd85e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(235 216 94 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 2.95 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 3.54 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 4.44 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 4.48 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.52 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 4.65 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.02 #1427a1 Inverted #d6d6d6 Grayscale 

Straw
#ebd85e  rgb(235, 216, 94)  hsl(52, 78%, 65%)  Straw
#5e71eb  rgb(94, 113, 235)  hsl(232, 78%, 65%)  Ultramarine Blue
#5eebd8  rgb(94, 235, 216)  hsl(172, 78%, 65%)  Turquoise
#d85eeb  rgb(216, 94, 235)  hsl(292, 78%, 65%)  Heliotrope